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Commons Chamber
First-Aid (Mental Health)
1st reading - Wed 25 Jan 2023
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Dean Russell (CON - Watford) this Bill to the House, and as before, I will speak about the sensitive topics of mental health and suicide - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
Committee stage: Part 1 - Tue 24 Jan 2023
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Viscount Brookeborough (CB - Excepted Hereditary) But the next year, my soldier and his son committed suicide, because he had not searched the bus. - Speech Link
2: Viscount Brookeborough (CB - Excepted Hereditary) I suggest that the noble Lord may have meant GB-based veterans and not UK-based veterans, since Northern - Speech Link
3: Lord Dannatt (CB - Life peer) It is people such as me whom I had in mind, fully accepting that veterans from Northern Ireland have - Speech Link
4: Lord Caine (CON - Life peer) I met the Northern Ireland Veterans Movement last week and it is very supportive of the Bill. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine: Update - Mon 16 Jan 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Iain Duncan Smith (CON - Chingford and Woodford Green) Thirdly—this is shocking—the number of Ukrainian military committing suicide as a result of battlefield - Speech Link
2: Ben Wallace (CON - Wyre and Preston North) Ukrainians are suffering post conflict, whether we are talking about members of the military committing suicide - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 12 Dec 2022
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Rebecca Long Bailey (LAB - Salford and Eccles) What steps (a) Veterans UK and (b) the Veterans Welfare Service have taken to help support veterans during - Speech Link
2: Christian Wakeford (LAB - Bury South) What steps (a) Veterans UK and (b) the Veterans Welfare Service have taken to help support veterans during - Speech Link
3: Rupa Huq (IND - Ealing Central and Acton) What steps (a) Veterans UK and (b) the Veterans Welfare Service have taken to help support veterans during - Speech Link
4: Christian Wakeford (LAB - Bury South) It can make up to 50% of their income, and the rejections have left veterans attempting suicide, facing - Speech Link
5: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) I hope he will take note, because it is important to understand the facts around suicide and mental health - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 01 Dec 2022
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Thangam Debbonaire (LAB - Bristol West) While child sexual abuse and scams online skyrocket, along with content promoting self-harm and suicide - Speech Link
2: Marco Longhi (CON - Dudley North) How do I justify it to my pensioners who will only be receiving £700 a month, or to my homeless veterans - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 07 Nov 2022
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) I urge veterans who are concerned to contact the welfare office provided through the veterans agency, - Speech Link
2: Julie Elliott (LAB - Sunderland Central) Veterans in Crisis Sunderland is a brilliant organisation that supports veterans in Sunderland, the city - Speech Link
3: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) The Department, through Veterans UK, provides information and advice to our veterans on statutory benefits - Speech Link
4: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) replicate the new method used by the Office for National Statistics for recording and reporting cases of suicide - Speech Link
5: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) first time we can record the number of servicepeople who have committed suicide. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Derry Addiction Centre - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) own constituency, where there are addiction and drug issues, and where young people are committing suicide - Speech Link
2: Steve Baker (CON - Wycombe) funding has been approved across a range of projects, including on tackling paramilitarism, support for veterans - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 31 Oct 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) which is helping to feed the hungry across the world, and to agree to its extension.Meanwhile, Russia’s suicide - Speech Link
2: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) I am proud to have been joined on the Front Bench by the Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans, - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 14 Jul 2022
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Johnny Mercer (CON - Plymouth, Moor View) I recognise that individuals want a veterans ID card, which will be a result of it. - Speech Link
2: James Sunderland (CON - Bracknell) other words, it operates as the assessor and the awarder of assistance to veterans. - Speech Link
3: Johnny Mercer (CON - Plymouth, Moor View) data shows that someone is statistically less likely to take their life if they have served, but every suicide - Speech Link
4: Johnny Mercer (CON - Plymouth, Moor View) Gentleman’s letter this week—to ensure that veterans receive a better service from Veterans UK, conscious - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Draft Mental Health Bill - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Sajid Javid (CON - Bromsgrove) Later this year, we will also publish a new 10-year mental health plan followed by a 10-year suicide - Speech Link
2: Sajid Javid (CON - Bromsgrove) I am sure he will welcome the Government’s plans for a new 10-year suicide prevention plan. - Speech Link
3: Chris Bryant (LAB - Rhondda) Many of us have experienced suicide in our own families, and it is good when people like him can share - Speech Link
4: Charlotte Nichols (LAB - Warrington North) The organisation Heroic Hearts, which supports military and emergency services veterans with PTSD, has - Speech Link
5: Richard Holden (CON - North West Durham) North West Durham has an historic and ongoing issue, with suicide rates at double the national average - Speech Link