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Written Question
Veterans: LGBT+ People
Monday 18th September 2023

Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accept the recommendation in the report by Lord Etherton LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023, to establish a scheme to compensate those who lost their jobs in the armed services between 1967 and 2000 as a result of the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people; and what plans they have to extend or replicate the scheme for former employees of (1) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and (2) the Security Services, who similarly lost their jobs as a result of the ban on homosexuality for serving officers.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

Lord Etherton has concluded his independent review and submitted his report and recommendations to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Minister for Veterans' Affairs in the Cabinet Office. The Government will now consider the report and recommendations and decide which Departments are best placed to take action. Defence is committed to responding in full in due course after giving the report due consideration, as per the terms of reference. Defence has accepted the recommendation of a financial award, noting that such schemes take time to establish. Further detail on eligibility will be included in the full response.

Any consideration of compensation, or decision to mirror any arrangements which Defence may put in place, for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Security Services staff dismissed due to their sexuality is a matter for the FCDO and Home Office to consider.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ukraine

"My Lords, like others, current events ricochet around my family life. My father fought in what he believed would be the war to end wars in Europe. He fought for peace, the rule of law and democracy, and against invasions. My sister was born on 4 March 1946—one day before …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement

"That the Grand Committee takes note of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America for the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, laid before the House on 29 November …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement

"My Lords, I am delighted to open this debate. In doing so, I thank my colleagues on the International Agreements Committee—particularly my noble friend Lady Liddell and the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, from whom we will hear shortly—together with our officials for their superlative efforts in turning round our report, …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 17 Jan 2022
Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement

"My Lords, it has indeed been stimulating. I am only sorry that it had to take place in the Moses Room. We very much welcome that we at least have a trio here—we now have my noble friend Lord Stevenson, and before we had an ex-Secretary-General of NATO. We are …..."
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Written Question
UK Relations with EU
Thursday 27th February 2020

Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Leader of the House which minister will answer questions in the House of Lords on the work of the Joint Committee overseeing the withdrawal agreement with the EU.

Answered by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has overall responsibility to Parliament for the Joint Committee, therefore Lord True will answer questions and repeat statements in the House of Lords.

Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

"I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations, and those who drafted them for their hard work. Shall we get the good points out of the way first? I thought there were three. The first is that any regulation-making powers under the 1958 list will be by affirmative procedure—a tick …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

"I asked a question about whether the description of social law includes consumer law. I am happy for the Minister to write to me if he needs to check that.

There was one question I omitted to ask. It is not particularly relevant or specific to these regulations, but the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Brexit: Financial Services Sector

"My Lords, at the weekend the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, wrote that if we are not careful and do not know where we are going, the transition will be a gangplank leading to nowhere. It is over a year since the noble Baroness’s report on the financial services sector and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2016
Investigatory Powers Bill

"My Lords, we have had some rather good discussions with the tech companies. In Committee, we put in some of the amendments that they suggested to us, and some of the government amendments we have been dealing with over the past few days reflect that. I thank the tech companies …..."
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