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Written Question
Veterans: Suicide
Wednesday 24th April 2024

Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether official statistics on suicides in armed forces veterans will be published annually.

Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)

The Office for Veterans’ Affairs, Office for National Statistics and the Ministry of Defence have collaboratively developed a new approach for calculating veteran suicides in England and Wales.

This year, the ONS published suicide statistics for 2021 using this new approach and it intends to continue publishing veteran suicide stats on a yearly basis.



Deposited Papers

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: APRIL_2024_List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities.pdf (PDF)

Found: Minister of State (Development and Africa) - The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP Minister of State (Minister for Veterans

Select Committee
The Investment Fraud APPG
 FRA0038 - Fraud

Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024

Inquiry: Fraud
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)

Found: Inquiry we have heard from a number of victims of investment and pension fraud who have reported suicide

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department of Health and Social Care

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions: previous directions
Document: The Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2012 (PDF)

Found: a Duckworth W, Abraira C, Moritz T et al. (2009) Glucose control and vascular complications in veterans

Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: National Islands Plan Annual Report 2023
Document: National Islands Plan Annual Report 2023 (PDF)

Found: Creating Hope Together , our 10-year Suicide Prevention Strategy with COSLA, aims to reduce the number

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Police Covenant annual report 2024
Document: Police Covenant report 2024 (large print) (PDF)

Found: 35 Authorised Professional Practice 37 Operation Hampshire: Assaults Against Officers and Staff 39 Suicide

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Home Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Police Covenant annual report 2024
Document: Police Covenant report 2024 (PDF)

Found: Authorised Professional Practice 27 Operation Hampshire: Assaults Against Officers and Staff 28 Suicide

Select Committee
Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024

Inquiry: Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: investigated by the serious case panel did not reflect the total number of deaths, including deaths by suicide

Scottish Government Publication (Progress report)
Children and Families Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate
Justice Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Ukraine Resettlement Directorate

Mar. 25 2024

Source Page: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Scottish Government Initial Response to the Concluding Observations issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document: Initial Response to the UN Committee’s Closing Observations (PDF)

Found: Support for people who self -harm or who are considering suicide, and their families, is discussed

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Paulette Hamilton (Lab - Birmingham, Erdington) What recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families with the cost of living - Speech Link
2: Kate Hollern (Lab - Blackburn) What recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families with the cost of living - Speech Link
3: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) A new report from Northumbria University found that suicide among serving personnel and veterans could - Speech Link
4: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) She will know that we have a defence suicide prevention strategy, which is reviewed regularly. - Speech Link