Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made in implementing the remaining recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review. published in May 2023.

Since the publication of Lord Etherton’s Independent Review in June 2023, and the Government response in December 2024, Defence continues to work at pace to deliver the intent behind the report’s recommendations. As of 18 July 2024, 30 of the 49 recommendations have already been made available to those affected.

Work to implement the intent behind the remaining 19 recommendations is underway, including the recommendations for the memorial at the National Arboretum and the financial award for which the Government intend to begin accepting applications by the end of 2024.

Defence encourages those affected to register their interest in applying for restorative measures by completing the LGBT veterans: support and next steps - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps.