Veterans: LGBTQ+ People
Commons · Question 71148 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of living LGBT veterans dismissed from the Armed Forces before 1967 who are excluded from the reparations recommended by the LGBT Veterans Independent Review; and what asse
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 8 Sep 2025
The Government recognises the profound impact that historic criminal and Service law had on LGBT veterans and is committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity in its restorative measures. While the current scope of the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (...