9. 10. Statement: Armed Forces

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:27 pm on 28 June 2016.

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Photo of Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Labour 5:27, 28 June 2016

I thank the Member for her question—a very pointed question. I did mention this earlier on regarding the census programme. I’ve spoken with the Royal British Legion about this, as well, and also the UK Government. There are some issues specifically about identifying ex-service personnel and their whereabouts and where they live. I would just air caution. I completely agree with the Member—recognising where people are and supporting them is something that I would be very supportive of, but what I don’t want to do is put people at risk of unnecessary census data, and that’s what we’re in discussion with the Royal British Legion about now, about identifying personnel in particular places and where they live, and we’ve just got to be careful that we get that right for the benefit of the individual.