Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Douglas Ross and Nigel Huddleston

Monday 18th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Douglas Ross (Moray) (Con)]

16. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment of ex-service personnel.

[Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)]

18. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment of ex-service personnel.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Tobias Ellwood)]

Some 15,000 armed forces personnel leave the Army, Air Force and Navy every single year. We have invested significantly in resettlement provision, and the two key organisations that help provide that are the Career Transition Partnership, which helps individuals in that preparation, and the Defence Relationship Management organisation, which partners with businesses to make them aware of what skill sets are available.