Question reference: S6W-16838
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 5 April 2023 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of the total number of veterans in Scotland.
Answer
The most recent estimate of the number of veterans of the UK Armed Forces resident in Scotland is 220,000, which was taken from the annual population survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics in 2017. Scotland's Census 2022 included for the first time a question on previous service in the UK Armed Forces. Census data will help to support a better understanding of the veterans community in Scotland, including numbers.