Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans were (a) referred and (b) approved for the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans scheme in each year since 2018.

Individuals who are eligible for support under the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans Scheme are proactively identified by medical staff whilst they are on the Defence Recovery Pathway. A total of 18 Veterans have been referred to the scheme since it began in 2019 and ten have been approved

All Veterans supported by the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans Scheme have complex and enduring mental, physical or neurological injuries sustained as a result of Service. Six of the ten have a brain injury.