Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen Morgan and Ruth Jones

Monday 13th June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)]

1. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on armed forces personnel.

[Ruth Jones (Newport West) (Lab)]

11. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on armed forces personnel living in Newport West constituency.

[The Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Leo Docherty)]

Armed forces personnel, like everyone else, are not immune to the international inflationary pressures and cost of living pressures, and I am therefore very pleased to announce that the Defence Secretary has chosen to freeze the daily food charge for our armed forces personnel. We are also limiting the increase in accommodation charges to 1%, ensuring that the council tax rebate reaches those in military accommodation, and increasing the availability of free wraparound childcare at the start of the new academic year.