Question follow-through · 57948

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications under the Financial Recognition Scheme have been submitted by LGBT veterans.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jun 2025
Answer: 12 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026

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Recorded timeline

5 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications under the Financial Recognition Scheme have been submitted by LGBT veterans.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2025
Answer published
As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had received 1,067 applications and 44 veterans had received payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...

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