Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Defence Transition Service has sufficient resources to support service leavers.

We are very proud of the support provided by both Defence Transition Services, and by the Veterans Welfare Service to date. To ensure that we continue to provide the best possible support for our Service leavers and veterans, the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs co-sponsored an Independent Review of the welfare services for veterans provided by HM Government. The subsequent report made a number of recommendations, which the Government will be responding to in full in the near future.