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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-02-05more like thismore than 2018-02-05
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Veterans more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Armed Forces veterans there are in the UK in total, including those not in receipt of a pension or payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; and of those, how many are below the age of 66. more like this
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Lord Shinkwin more like this
uin HL5381 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-15more like thismore than 2018-02-15
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence estimates that in 2016 there were 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain (GB, excluding Northern Ireland), of whom 936,000 (some 37%) were aged between 16 and 64. A breakdown of those aged 16-65 is not available. Further detail on the estimated size and socio-demographic characteristics of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in GB can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-15T14:05:31.43Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-15T14:05:31.43Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4557
label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin remove filter