Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104926

Local Government: Armed Forces Covenant

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities give due regard to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Local authorities are bound by the Armed Forces Covenant when they discharge their housing and homelessness duties, and independent Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers support service personnel and their families to register and to vote...

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