Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was provided for Op Courage in 2023.

Planned spend on Op COURAGE in financial year 2023/24 is £23.5 million. Following the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, an additional £2.7 million was pledged over three years (until March 2025) to expand Op COURAGE services to support those experiencing complex mental and/or physical trauma, or alcohol and substance misuse.