It does not need to include Government Departments, because that provision is already made. There are Ministers in every Department holding the lead for veterans’ issues, and the Secretary of State is accountable in his annual report. Therefore, the provision for making central Government accountable is already in place.
Armed Forces Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Leo Docherty
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 23 June 2021.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Armed Forces Bill.
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