Question follow-through · 16833
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to include within the Financial Recognition Scheme ("FRS") those veterans who resigned from the armed forces as a result of pressure to do so on account of their sexual orientation;
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Veterans: Mefloquine · 10 Jul 2026
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Votes on this topic
- 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
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to include within the Financial Recognition Scheme ("FRS") those veterans who resigned from the armed forces as a result of pressure to do so on account of their sexual orientation;
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jul 2026
Answer published
The scope of the Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) already includes those who felt pressured to resign and they are encouraged to apply for the LGBT Impact Payment. The Impact Payment is assessed by an Independent Panel, separate from and independent of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Veterans: Mefloquine
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that the MOD Defence Medical Service updates its policy on Mefloquine-damaged veterans to (a) acknowledge the recent confirmation by NHS England that Mefloquine neurotoxicity (i) exists and (ii)