United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 47221
Veterans: Suicide
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15 May 2020
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21 May 2020 · Answer
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21 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of veterans who have died from suicide in the (a) most recent year for which information is available and (b) last five years.
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15 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of veterans who have died from suicide in the (a) most recent year for which information is available and (b) last five years.
Source: Commons
21 May 2020
Answer
The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. Whilst we recognise that suicide affects wider society, not just the Armed Forces, any such death is one too many and a tragedy for all concerned. Suicide data for veterans...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-15/47221
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1196308
- uk · wq-1196308 · source updated 21 May 2020