Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People and Veterans)

Organisations: Ministry of Defence

Responsibilities

Responsible for armed forces, veterans and civilian people policy.

Responsibilities include:

  • Civilian and Service personnel policy
  • pay, pensions and compensation
  • veterans (including resettlement, transition, the Office for Veterans Affairs, Defence charities and Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board)
  • Armed Forces Covenant
  • mental health for armed forces
  • Welfare and Service families (including response to COVID-19 & Estates service)
  • legacy issues and non-operational public inquiries and inquests
  • The People Programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach)

Previous holders of this role

  1. Leo Docherty

    2021 to 2022

  2. The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer

    2019 to 2021