Ministerial statement on Thursday, 12 March 2020, in the House of Commons, led by Johnny Mercer.

Veterans’ Mental Health

Statement on suicide by serving and former members of the armed forces.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 673 cc461-471
Session: 2019-21
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Johnny Mercer | 673 cc462-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is with deep regret that I can confirm that an incident occurred at Camp Taji in Iraq last nig...; Stephen Morgan | 673 cc464-5 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for the advance copy of his statement.
First, I would like to take a m...; Johnny Mercer | 673 cc465-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising clear and pertinent points in this fight to understand thi...; Nigel Evans | 673 c466 (Link to this contribution)
I intend to get everybody in who was here at the beginning of the statement.; Julian Lewis | 673 c466 (Link to this contribution)
With the Minister’s own strong record on the subject, I am sure that he will agree that the misap...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c466 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his continued doggedness on this issue. I can confirm that I wil...; Kenny MacAskill | 673 cc466-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for the advance copy and the tenor of his statement. This is a vital but dis...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c467 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right. The war disablement pension is listed, in line with all other pensio...; Bob Stewart | 673 c467 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my hon. Friend and, indeed, all Governments for all they have done in this area. When I...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c467 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. and gallant Friend is a long-term and passionate advocate of PTSD Resolution, which does ...; Matt Western | 673 c467 (Link to this contribution)
Like the Minister, I have met several veterans who suffer from PTSD, most notably about 18 months...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c468 (Link to this contribution)
I am not going to comment on individual cases because some are very difficult. The aspiration is ...; Bernard Jenkin | 673 c468 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his evident personal commitment to the mental health of veterans and m...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c468 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend and pay tribute to Combat Stress for the work that it does. For many years...; Yvonne Fovargue | 673 c468 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister agree that there should be more initiatives like the veterans’ hub in Wigan? Th...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c469 (Link to this contribution)
These veterans’ hubs up and down the country are exactly what we are looking to promote more wide...; Jo Gideon | 673 c469 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my hon. Friend that the ability to speedily find a high-skilled, high-quality job af...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c469 (Link to this contribution)
Two weeks ago, we had our figures out from the Career Transition Partnership, which does a lot of...; Wendy Chamberlain | 673 c469 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) ...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c469 (Link to this contribution)
This is the first Government ever to set up a body, the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, whose key m...; Scott Benton | 673 c470 (Link to this contribution)
I am proud that our party has enshrined the armed forces covenant in law, highlighting the import...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c470 (Link to this contribution)
The armed forces covenant is an important piece of work that has brought us on a long way, but it...; Stephen Farry | 673 c470 (Link to this contribution)
I concur with the Minister’s original statement and look forward to the roll-out of the military ...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c470 (Link to this contribution)
I reassure the hon. Gentleman that I tread with the utmost care when it comes to dealing with the...; Aaron Bell | 673 c470 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his statement on this challenging but vital issue. May I invite him to...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c471 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. I cherish any opportunity to get away from London—I ...; Greg Smith | 673 c471 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome all the work that my hon. Friend is doing in this field. Given what he said a...; Johnny Mercer | 673 c471 (Link to this contribution)
I want to be clear with my hon. Friend: there is no reason why any organisation in this country t...; Nigel Evans | 673 c471 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement.
Subjects: Armed forces Iraq Mental health services Research Suicide Afghanistan Veterans
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Veterans’ Mental Health

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