Oral Answers to Questions

Dan Jarvis Excerpts

Wednesday 8th June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on her championing of female veterans. She is absolutely right that we need to deliver services to female veterans that meet their needs and honour their fantastic contribution to the armed forces. That is why the Office for Veterans’ Affairs will commission new research to understand why female veterans need support and the barriers they face.

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

T3. Last year, the Ministry of Defence pledged to develop a strategy on rape and serious sexual assault, which is long overdue. What conversations is the Minister having with colleagues in the MOD about the strategy and the wider treatment of women in our armed forces?

[Elizabeth Truss]

We are working very closely on this issue. It is vital that female service personnel are treated fairly and with respect.