Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 906825

LGBT+ People: Armed Forces

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Charlie Maynard

Liberal DemocratWitney

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department has taken with the Secretary of State for Defence to help tackle LGBTQ+ discrimination in the armed forces.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The Government is committed to supporting LGBT personnel in the Armed Forces, including through engagement with our LGBT networks, same-sex marriages in military chapels and involvement with major Pride events. We are also implementing all 49 of Lord Ethe...

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