Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2020 to Question HL10461 on Armed Forces: Families, when he plans to publish the new UK Armed Forces families strategy.

Following consideration of the recommendations made by Andrew Selous MP in his independent report, and engagement with stakeholders across Government, the Devolved Administrations and the charitable sector, it is anticipated that the new UK Armed Forces Families Strategy will be published this autumn.