Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64814

Department of Health and Social Care: Armed Forces Covenant

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Jake Richards

LabourRother Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department is supportive of the extension of the Armed Forces Covenant. A key benefit of the Department having a legal duty to have due regard to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant is greater awareness and consistency of the unique impacts of...

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