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Government kickstarts Office for Veterans’ Affairs with £5m funding

Office for Veterans’ Affairs will coordinate activity and existing funding to ensure ex-service people get access to medical treatment, training and housing.
Published 2 September 2019
From:
Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, Ministry of Defence, The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP , The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, and Johnny Mercer MP.
For more details see - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... A6sNqqKla8
[The proof will be in the pudding - guess Johnny Mercer will be keeping a beady eye on them.]

Having met Johnny Mercer a couple of times and read his book he has achieved what he left the Services for --- to pursue the Welfare of Veterns , We veterans in Plymouth wish him every success in fighting his cause in Westminster and about .

VETERANS OFFICE

Veterans’ Office marks one year since establishment

Ministers met veteran charities and service leaders yesterday to discuss high priority issues in the sector, in a visit to mark one year since the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) started its work programme.

See:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vete ... ablishment

[Now you know where to send your drips to!]

Defence minister Johnny Mercer resigns from Government - MP's resignation letter to Boris Johnson in full

See:
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/p ... ns-5322728