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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Friday, 4 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 2021. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 June 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Veterans: Identity Cards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the online verification tool for the purpose of verifying Veterans ID cards will be live.

Answer

A veteran does not require a recognition or ID card to prove their status; there are a number of ways an individual veteran, or service provider, can verify someone’s Service and facilitate access to support or discounts such as the Veterans’ Railcard which was made available in November 2020. In addition, a wide range of benefits and discounts provided by the commercial sector can be accessed via the Defence Discount Service, which veterans are entitled to join and register for the official Veterans’ Discount Card, the Defence Privilege Card.

The Government remains committed to developing an online digital verification tool which will make it as easy as possible for veterans to verify their Service. A delivery date will be confirmed in due course, along with details of the next phase of the Veterans’ ID card roll-out. Closer to the launch date, information will be released at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers

If veterans are unclear on what they are entitled to, they can contact the Veterans Welfare Service through the gov.uk website (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/veterans-welfare-service), using the UK freephone number 0808 1914 2 18 (overseas +44 1253 866043) or using veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10460
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Identity cards Internet Veterans
Link
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