Written questions

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...