§ 20. Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what policies his Department has for improving the quality of life for service families. [70510]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonFollowing the Strategic Defence Review, we created the Service Families Task Force. Under my leadership the Task Force is addressing the problems Service families have told us they encounter and we are pursuing measures to help them in the areas of education, employment and health. In addition, each Service is developing specific initiatives to improve the quality of life for their families.