Question follow-through · 15113

Veterans: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the proposed £50 million cap on reparations for LGBT+ veterans.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
21 Nov 2024
Answer
28 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the proposed £50 million cap on reparations for LGBT+ veterans.

  2. 21 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Defence is committed to welcoming back LGBT veterans into the Armed Forces community, where they have always belonged. All 49 recommendations made in Lord Etherton’s report have been accepted and to date, 38 of the recommendations have already been implem...

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