Assistant Government Whip and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People and Veterans)
Leo Docherty MP
Biography
Leo Docherty was appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence on 21 April 2021. He was previously an Assistant Government Whip from July 2019 to April 2021.
Assistant Government Whip
Whips are MPs or Lords appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. They are responsible for making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People and Veterans)
Responsible for armed forces, veterans and civilian people policy.
Responsibilities include:
- Civilian and Service personnel policy
- pay, pensions and compensation
- veterans (including resettlement, transition, the Office for Veterans Affairs, Defence charities and Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board)
- Armed Forces Covenant
- mental health for armed forces
- Welfare and Service families (including response to COVID-19 & Estates service)
- legacy issues and non-operational public inquiries and inquests
- The People Programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach)