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Scheduled Event - 25 Jun 2025, 3 p.m. - Add to calendar
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
Removal of VAT exemption for independent schools
MP: Lord Lexden
Written Question
Veterans: LGBT+ People
Monday 16th June 2025

Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

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 payments are continuing to be made. The Independent Panel and Appeals Board Members were both recruited on 13 May, and the Independent Panel had their first sitting on 21 May.

We are mindful of the need for timeliness, although it is a complex process, and the Scheme needs to be delivered effectively and correctly. The Scheme continues to make progress with applications, with process capacity expected to increase in the coming months. The FRS is continually looking for opportunities to automate processes where possible, to streamline processing and to work as efficiently as possible processing applications.

Division Vote (Lords)
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Lexden (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116
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2 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Lexden (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 96 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 116
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19 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Lexden (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 124 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 289 Noes - 118
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 May 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I am glad, as always, to support my noble friend Lord Black, whose commitment to animal welfare is well known. His proposed new clause and his amendments in this group represent a further stage of his determined efforts on behalf of beloved pets and their owners. The principle …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"I am always glad to support my noble friend Lord Black, with whom I have worked closely on many subjects over many years. Long ago, when we were both in the Conservative research department during a general election campaign, we circulated a briefing note to the party’s candidates telling them …..."
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Scheduled Event - Wednesday 30th April - Add to calendar
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
Implementing the LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme
MP: Lord Lexden
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Apr 2025
LGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition Scheme

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the LGBT Veterans Financial Recognition Scheme announced on 12 December 2024...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Apr 2025
LGBT Veterans: Financial Recognition Scheme

"My Lords, is it not imperative that we never forget the many brave members of our armed services whose careers were destroyed and whose lives were broken before the year 2000, simply because they were LGBT? Is not the financial recognition scheme of the greatest importance, as a result of …..."
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