Defence Committee reacts to RAFAT reports 1st November 2023 The Ministry of Defence has published reports into investigations of unacceptable behaviours and leadership failures within the RAF Aerobatic Team (the “Red... Westminster News
Sarah Atherton MP attending the Soldiering On Awards 2023 27th September 2023 As a veteran myself and a former Defence Minister, it was particularly special to judge and give out an award at the ‘Soldiering On Awards 2023’ last week... Westminster News
Call for written evidence on Women in the Armed Forces 21st September 2023 The Defence Committee is today issuing a call for written evidence on Women in the Armed Forces. Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up Defence Committee... Westminster News
Welcoming the Paymaster General to Wrexham DWP 18th August 2023 It was a pleasure to welcome Paymaster General Jeremy Quin MP to the Job Centre and Service Centre on Grosvenor Road on Tuesday 15th August to discuss the work... Westminster News
Welsh Labour put party politics before treating patients 18th August 2023 I am deeply disappointed that Wales’ Health Minister has criticised the UK Government’s offer to treat patients in England. For context, you can see the UK... Westminster News
Sarah Atherton MP announced as chair of the Advisory Group to develop the Women Veterans’ Strategy 31st July 2023 As the only sitting female MP in Parliament with a regular military background and having been a Defence Minister for a short while, supporting our military and... Westminster News
Visiting India with the Defence Committee 24th July 2023 India is one of the fastest growing global economies, situated in a geo-politically strategic location, shares a border with China and has legacy Russian... Westminster News
Sarah Atherton MP commenting on the Defence Command Paper 2023 19th July 2023 The Defence Command Paper refresh agrees to some of the key proposals from the Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation, which is a positive step... Westminster News
Sarah Atherton MP response to the 'Etherton Report' 19th July 2023 Lord Etherton’s Independent Review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 and 2000 is sobering. The prejudice and mistreatment... Westminster News