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Veterans: LGBT+ People |
| Question ID: |
1807838 |
| UIN: |
HL7953 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4202 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Lexden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Lexden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims have been made under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme; how many of them were settled by 31 May; and what steps have been taken if any, to process claims more rapidly. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
360 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Coaker
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| Answering Member handle: |
Vernon_Coaker
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Vernon_Coaker
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| Answer text: |
The LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) launched in December of last year, and as of 2 June 2025, the Scheme has received 1,054 applications, and 39claims have been settled. . The first payments were made within 16 weeks of the Scheme opening and paym... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |