‘We need you’: Speaker of the House wants more veterans employed in Parliament

In an exclusive interview with Forces News, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, The Speaker of the House of Commons, has called for more military veterans to work at the Palace of Westminster.

Whether it’s as parliamentary security, doorkeepers, chefs, engineers or maintenance workers, Mr Speaker said:

The House of Commons represents the United Kingdom, but of course we’ve people who’ve served in our armed forces, not only the bravery that they’ve served for their country, it’s also the importance of the skills they’ve got and we should be recruiting those skills.

Find out more and see the interview on Forces.Net

Veterans’ Gateway can also help you with your job search. Visit our Self help employment section which includes a wide range of guides, across the UK.

For instance, do you need help with writing your CV? Check out this guide, and see links to other support which will help in your search for work.