Support for Veterans

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 28 February 2018.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 2:02, 28 February 2018

Does the Cabinet Secretary welcome the contribution of volunteers in supporting veterans? Clearly, there are Royal British Legion volunteers, and I'm very pleased to be a member of the Barry branch of the British legion, which is doing so much not just in terms of raising money through the poppy appeal, but also through local initiatives such as Woody's Lodge—and I know David Melding has spoken about this—which was launched by Carl Sargeant in the Senedd last year. Although it's based in the Vale of Glamorgan, it has now secured funding to expand across the whole of Wales. But this is entirely a voluntary initiative, very much run and led by veterans themselves and providing not just signposting support, but also the support that they can give each other in terms of the all-importance of that social understanding of what people have been through.