Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the Gurkha Welfare Trust in each year since 2019.

The Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) is an independent charity that works closely with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Its focus is on the Gurkha welfare pensioners who need the most assistance. Minsters from the MOD have met with the GWT twice since 2019.

The Minister for Defence People and Families met with the GWT Chairman and others in Nepal in January 2023 where he saw for himself the excellent work carried out by the GWT to support our Gurkha veterans and in September 2023, he met the GWT Executive Team and Directors in 2023 to better understand the medical provision in Nepal.