Statement on Armed Forces Covenant

Contained in the statement were details of the Government's plans to publish a new version of the covenant, written for the first rime on a tri-service basis.

• Ministry of Defence: The Armed Forces Covenant

Watch and read the views expressed by MPs and find more current parliamentary material on the Armed Forces in the Topics section.

• Video and audio: Armed Forces Covenant
• Commons Hansard: Armed Forces Covenant
• Topics: Armed Forces

Oral statements

Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.

• About Parliament: Ministerial statements