To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of job training programmes by ethnic minority veterans.

This Government is committed to ensuring that all veterans have equity of opportunity and access into valuable, sustainable careers after they leave the Armed Forces.

That is why, we recently launched a £700,000 Career Development Fund, which will make funding available for qualifications, training and skills development to veterans and their families across the UK. Whilst this funding aims to support veterans of all backgrounds, the grant specifically encourages applications from groups and organisations which seek to engage with and support veterans of ethnic minority backgrounds.