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1673949

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the long term priorities for the Office for Veterans' Affairs are.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	4453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the UK the best country in the world to be a veteran.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) sits at the heart of government in the Cabinet Office and is responsible for coordinating and driving forward work across the UK Government to support our veteran community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the long term, the OVA is committed to continue transforming and improving services for veterans, making sure veterans and their families have the support and services they need, whilst using data and research to better understand, and deliver for, this community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ten-year Strategy for our veterans (2018) sets out the UK Government's vision, and can be accessed online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 08/12/2023 14:18:30 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1646345

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with what organisations the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has met in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	190518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Details of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a>. Details of meetings for the period of January - March 2023 will be available shortly.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 26/06/2023 14:06:51 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1489575

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what budget is attached to the role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that budget is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans' Affairs funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p><p><strong><p><p><p><p><p><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/07/2022 08:32:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489576

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants will be attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37586 37587 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489577

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what salary is associated with the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that salary is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans’ Affairs funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37585 37587 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489578

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a severance agreement is attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37585 37586 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1468643

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for Veterans' Affairs (OVA) has established an advisory group of academics and researchers to ensure a robust academic contribution to the work of the OVA, as committed to in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	14584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>The Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan includes over 60 cross-government commitments and has made good progress in its delivery since its launch in January 2022. I will answer each question in turn:</p><ul><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has established both an advisory group of academics and researchers, as well as a working group composed of representatives from the Devolved Administrations to meet quarterly.</li><li>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs continues to keep the governance of veterans issues across government under review, and has recently advertised for vacancies on the Veterans’ Advisory Board. I look forward to announcing new board members in due course.</li><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has recently delivered the bespoke campaign on employability via a media partnership. We have also further developed tailored veteran employment schemes in the public sector, including Great Place to Work in the Civil Service, Advance into Justice in the Prison Service, and Step into Health. Employers taking on veterans in their first civilian job now benefit from a 12-month National Insurance holiday. We’ve introduced tailored employment schemes in the public sector, and work closely with the private sector to enhance opportunities for veterans to make the best use of their skills.</li><li>The commitment on sharing best practice with Disabled Persons Organisations was delivered in March, when I hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss the experiences and developments in veteran adaptive sports. I also had the opportunity to recently see veteran adaptive sports in action at the Invictus Games in The Hague and the Veteran Games in Tel Aviv.</li></ul> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 14585 14586 14587 14588 question first answered 17/06/2022 13:08:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1468644

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for Veterans' Affairs has established a working group with Devolved Administration colleagues to meet quarterly as committed to in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	14585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>The Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan includes over 60 cross-government commitments and has made good progress in its delivery since its launch in January 2022. I will answer each question in turn:</p><ul><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has established both an advisory group of academics and researchers, as well as a working group composed of representatives from the Devolved Administrations to meet quarterly.</li><li>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs continues to keep the governance of veterans issues across government under review, and has recently advertised for vacancies on the Veterans’ Advisory Board. I look forward to announcing new board members in due course.</li><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has recently delivered the bespoke campaign on employability via a media partnership. We have also further developed tailored veteran employment schemes in the public sector, including Great Place to Work in the Civil Service, Advance into Justice in the Prison Service, and Step into Health. Employers taking on veterans in their first civilian job now benefit from a 12-month National Insurance holiday. We’ve introduced tailored employment schemes in the public sector, and work closely with the private sector to enhance opportunities for veterans to make the best use of their skills.</li><li>The commitment on sharing best practice with Disabled Persons Organisations was delivered in March, when I hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss the experiences and developments in veteran adaptive sports. I also had the opportunity to recently see veteran adaptive sports in action at the Invictus Games in The Hague and the Veteran Games in Tel Aviv.</li></ul> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 14584 14586 14587 14588 question first answered 17/06/2022 13:08:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1468645

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for Veterans Affairs has conducted a review of the governance of veterans issues across government as committed to in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan; and when that review will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	14586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>The Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan includes over 60 cross-government commitments and has made good progress in its delivery since its launch in January 2022. I will answer each question in turn:</p><ul><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has established both an advisory group of academics and researchers, as well as a working group composed of representatives from the Devolved Administrations to meet quarterly.</li><li>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs continues to keep the governance of veterans issues across government under review, and has recently advertised for vacancies on the Veterans’ Advisory Board. I look forward to announcing new board members in due course.</li><li>The Office for Veterans' Affairs has recently delivered the bespoke campaign on employability via a media partnership. We have also further developed tailored veteran employment schemes in the public sector, including Great Place to Work in the Civil Service, Advance into Justice in the Prison Service, and Step into Health. Employers taking on veterans in their first civilian job now benefit from a 12-month National Insurance holiday. We’ve introduced tailored employment schemes in the public sector, and work closely with the private sector to enhance opportunities for veterans to make the best use of their skills.</li><li>The commitment on sharing best practice with Disabled Persons Organisations was delivered in March, when I hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss the experiences and developments in veteran adaptive sports. I also had the opportunity to recently see veteran adaptive sports in action at the Invictus Games in The Hague and the Veteran Games in Tel Aviv.</li></ul> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 14584 14585 14587 14588 question first answered 17/06/2022 13:08:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1313358

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to offer the Office for Veterans Affairs a physical office in which to operate.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs is currently established for 22 staff. Those numbers are kept under review to ensure it has sufficient capacity to lead the Government’s delivery of the Veterans Strategy, working in concert with the many Departments that contribute to this. The OVA has an office in the Cabinet Office estate. Staff are able to work from there, or other Cabinet Office buildings, in line with COVID safe working guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89 90 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones