To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, published on 17 July 2023.

The response to the independent review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans was published in December 2023. The response accepted the principle and intended outcome of all the review’s recommendations. Work is ongoing to implement changes to meet the review’s intent, which include transforming the way Ministry of Defence Welfare Services are delivered and improving the Veterans’ Gateway digital offer. An implementation timeline spanning the next 12-18 months has been developed to make the changes required to meet the review’s recommendations.