Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People)
Calvin Bailey MP
Biography
Calvin Bailey was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence on 12 June 2026.
He was elected as the MP for Leyton and Wanstead in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People)
- implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Recommendations
- recruitment and renewing the contract between the nation and those who serve
- Veterans policy and delivery (including VALOUR)
- Office for Veterans Affairs
- Armed Forces Commissioner
- Armed Forces People and Families
- civilian workforce (including RFA)
- Defence Business Services (including legal, pensions and compensation)
- Armed Forces Covenant
- retention and incentivisation, including training skills and development
- Service resettlement and transition
- Reserves
- Cadets
- Defence culture – including oversight of the Raising our Standards Programme and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
- Service Justice System and Service Complaints