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<p>The Government recognises the lifelong duty which the nation owes to those who
serve in the Armed Forces. The Government created the Office for Veterans' Affairs
(OVA) to ensure veterans are represented right at the heart of Government for the
first time.</p><p>The OVA will be responsible for coordinating the Government's services
and support for veterans. It will lead the delivery of the Strategy for our Veterans,
to realise the Government's ambition of making the UK the best place to be a veteran
anywhere in the world by 2028.</p><p>The OVA will shortly set out the first action
plan containing targets for the OVA to deliver initiatives for veterans and the commitments
by Departments to make improvements in the support they offer.</p><p>With regard to
the OVA’s budget, I refer the Rt. Hon. member to the answer I gave him on 22 October
2019, to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-10-17/1606/"
target="_blank">1606</a>.</p>
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