US EditionFinancial redress for LGBT veterans must be sped up, MPs to urge ministers
- Members of Parliament warn that all LGBT veterans mistreated must receive compensation quickly, as they debate the topic in Westminster Hall.
- The £75 million redress scheme, established in December, offers veterans payments up to £70,000 to acknowledge their suffering.
- Only 84 out of 1,300 applicants have received compensation so far, according to Fighting With Pride, a charity advocating for veterans.
- Jess Brown-Fuller MP called the issue a crucial matter and stressed the need for the government to speed up financial reparations.
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LGBT veterans compensation to be sped up after fury at 'painfully slow' process - The Mirror
Around 20,000 armed forces personnel were jailed, dismissed or outed against their will before the rule on service was lifted in 2000, described by Veterans Minister Al Carns as a 'truly dark era'
Sussex Express
Chichester ObserverPolitical opinion: Jess Brown-Fuller MP holds debate on LGBT Veterans Compensation rollout
Chichester MP Jess Brown-Fuller has called on the Government to urgently accelerate the delivery of compensation to LGBT veterans who were dismissed from the UK Armed Forces due to their sexuality prior to the year 2000.
Evening Standard
Financial redress for LGBT veterans must be sped up, MPs to urge ministers
Ministers must ensure all LGBT veterans who suffered historical mistreatment in the armed forces get compensation swiftly, MPs are to warn in a parliamentary debate.
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Financial Redress For LGBT Veterans Must Be Sped Up MPs To Urge Ministers - Banbury FM
Ministers must ensure all LGBT veterans who suffered historical mistreatment in the armed forces get compensation swiftly, MPs are to warn in a parliamentary debate. A group of MPs will push for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called “gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible. LGBT people in the military were abused, assaulted, and dishonourably discharged without pay, and went on to suffer lifelong consequences …
Financial redress for LGBT veterans must be sped up, MPs to urge ministers - Rother Radio
Ministers must ensure all LGBT veterans who suffered historical mistreatment in the armed forces get compensation swiftly, MPs are to warn in a parliamentary debate. A group of MPs will push for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called “gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible. LGBT people in the military were abused, assaulted, and dishonourably discharged without pay, and went on to suffer lifelong consequences …
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