Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Swansea East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of recording veteran suicides on improving the provision of support to at-risk veterans.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
I am always sorry to learn of veterans taking their own lives and I am willing to meet widows with the aim of better understanding the circumstances that lead to suicide to facilitate better targeted interventions and how we can prevent further losses. Suicide is a complicated issue and a tragedy for the families and friends left behind.