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

Announcements

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• Announcement of Chair - the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
  • 07 June 2022
  • Written statement
• Statement on the introduction of the Northern Ireland Legacy Bill
  • 18 May 2022
  • News story
• Announcement of Chair - The Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation
  • 10 May 2022
  • Written statement
• Military base shops and canteens set up by Churchill receives Royal recognition
  • 31 March 2022
  • Press release
• Defence publishes its Zero Tolerance approach to sexual offences
  • 30 March 2022
  • Press release
• Military justice to be enhanced by digital overhaul
  • 14 March 2022
  • Press release
• New body armour improvements for women in UK Armed Forces
  • 08 March 2022
  • Press release
• New plans to boost veterans employment launched
  • 19 January 2022
  • Press release
• New Armed Forces Bill passed in Parliament
  • 15 December 2021
  • Press release
• Two-minute silence as the nation remembers
  • 16 November 2021
  • Press release

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