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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Monday, 16 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 November 2020. It was answered by Johnny Mercer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 November 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Veterans: Identity Cards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer 3 September 2020 to Question 81645, what steps have been taken to develop an online verification tool for the purpose of verifying Veterans ID cards.

Answer

Officials in the Ministry of Defence continue to work with the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office to develop ideas on how to build an online digital verification tool so that people can prove they served. Work is progressing but we are unable to confirm a delivery date at this point.

Information on phase two of the Veterans' ID card will be released closer to the launch date at the following website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115709
Session
2019-21
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Subjects
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Link
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