Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 85057

Veterans: LGBT+ People

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

ConservativeNew Forest East

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking enable veterans who were dismissed from the Armed Forces on the basis of their sexuality to have their service records amended to reflect their treatment.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
Service personnel who were dismissed from the Armed Forces on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, can apply to have their discharge qualified. This qualification of administrative discharge will set right the reco...

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