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Ministers met veteran charities and service leaders yesterday to discuss high priority issues in the sector, in a visit to mark one year since the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) started its work programme.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Military veteran presented with new railcard ahead of its launch.
As the UK marks World Mental Health Day, Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is urging ex-service personnel to access the wide range of mental health support now on offer.
Several government departments are starting a new initiative today to make it easier for veterans to secure employment in the Civil Service.
Today the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the MOD have announced that 100 UK Armed Forces charities will benefit from nearly £6-million of extra funding to support serving personnel, veterans and their families during…
An opinion piece from Johnny Mercer, Minister for Defence People and Veterans, to mark one year since the establishment of the Office for Veterans' Affairs. The article was originally published by the Telegraph.
A new study to understand the effect of coronavirus on former service personnel is to be launched today, veterans minister Johnny Mercer has announced.
Defence Minister Johnny Mercer announces extra funding to support frontline armed forces charities across the UK.
Military veterans are to be guaranteed interviews for civil service jobs.
Military veterans to get cut-price train travel to help boost job prospects and bring them closer to family and friends.
The new office sits within the Cabinet Office and will pull together all functions of government, and better co-ordinate charity sector provision.
Office for Veterans’ Affairs will coordinate activity and existing funding to ensure ex-service people get access to medical treatment, training and housing.
Office for Veterans' Affairs ministers Oliver Dowden and Johnny Mercer visited Salesforce to hear about how they support those who have served in the armed forces.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Oliver Dowden, and MoD and Cabinet Office Minister Johnny Mercer, will oversee a new Office for Veterans’ Affairs.
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