Question follow-through · 18352

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publication of the response to the financial award section of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 6 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 10 Dec 2024
Answer: 16 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

6 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publication of the response to the financial award section of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023.
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2024
Answer published
I am pleased to say that on 12 December 2024, during a debate held in Parliament, the Secretary of State announced that the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme would be launched on 13 December 2024, with a budget of £75 million. This Scheme intends to provi...

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