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 Democrat — Eastleigh
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 McGovernLocal 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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