New figures released by the Ministry of Defence have revealed that employment rates for ex-service personnel have risen. The stats show that 88% are either back in employment, education, or volunteer work within 6 months of transitioning back into civilian life, following support from the MOD’s Career Transition Partnership (CTP). Since its ...
RAF Marham, the home of the UK’s F-35 multi role combat jets, is set to become the first military airbase to be powered by green electricity. Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood made the announcement during a visit to a Norfolk biogas plant, where he officially opened the new site that will provide ...
Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood has praised the courage and sacrifice of the First World War generation at a moving reburial service in Flanders. Ahead of the centenary of the First World War, Mr Ellwood attended the burial of an unknown British soldier of the Lancashire Fusiliers, alongside ...
Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood attended the Ministerial Five Eyes Conference in Sydney, where he joined delegates from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to discuss best practice in care for ex-service personnel. Delegates from each nation came together under a shared commitment to their defence ...