Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Armed Forces Covenant
Commons · Question 80854 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 23 Oct 2025
Local authorities are already bound by this duty 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. Extend...