Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans ID Cards have been delivered to UK veterans as part of phase 2 of that scheme as of 4 December 2023.
Since the summer we have engaged with thousands of veterans to test the service and to date,500 veterans ID cards have been dispatched as part of phase 2 of the Veteran Card Scheme. We aim to produce and dispatch thousands of cards for pre-2018 veterans by the end of 2023. Depending on the volume of applications received, we expect production to increase over the course of 2024 towards a maximum output capacity of around 50,000 cards per month.
The service will remain live for pre-2018 veterans who want a card and cards will continue to be issued automatically to Service leavers. Details of when veterans will be able to apply for a card will be issued in due course.