Armed Forces Covenant
Commons · Question 79993 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide adequate (a) staffing and (b) budget to implement the extension of the armed forces covenant legal duty.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 20 Oct 2025
In collaboration with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Local Government Association, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is co-developing a burdens assessment to understand the potential impacts on Local Authorities. In addition...