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date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish (a) eligibility and (b) application process information on how LGBT veterans can apply for a financial award, in the context of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace with experts across Government and reference other schemes, such as the Canadian scheme, to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award, working within the £50 million limit recommended in the independent review.</p><p> </p><p>Defence is still considering how to best implement the recommendation; no specific decision has yet been taken about the mechanism for this, and development of the scheme is at an early stage. Defence cannot yet confirm the details, the expected number of claimants, its eligibility and application process, or the likely size of awards. However, the Government is committed to delivering the report’s recommendation, acknowledging that the process is intricate and must be followed correctly.</p><p>In the meantime, Defence will continue to engage with stakeholders, including LGBT veterans, as plans for the financial award progress and is committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme; eligibility criteria; and information on the application process on the ‘<em>LGBT Veterans: support and next steps</em>’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 11705 11706 question first answered 01/02/2024 17:16:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1685552

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral statement by the Minister for Defence People and Families of 13 December 2023 on the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, Official Report, column 904, what his assessment is of the difference between a (a) financial awards scheme and (b) compensation scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace with experts across Government and reference other schemes, such as the Canadian scheme, to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award, working within the £50 million limit recommended in the independent review.</p><p> </p><p>Defence is still considering how to best implement the recommendation; no specific decision has yet been taken about the mechanism for this, and development of the scheme is at an early stage. Defence cannot yet confirm the details, the expected number of claimants, its eligibility and application process, or the likely size of awards. However, the Government is committed to delivering the report’s recommendation, acknowledging that the process is intricate and must be followed correctly.</p><p>In the meantime, Defence will continue to engage with stakeholders, including LGBT veterans, as plans for the financial award progress and is committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme; eligibility criteria; and information on the application process on the ‘<em>LGBT Veterans: support and next steps</em>’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 11704 11706 question first answered 01/02/2024 17:16:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1685554

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with stakeholders on recommendation 28 of the LGBT veterans independent review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace with experts across Government and reference other schemes, such as the Canadian scheme, to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award, working within the £50 million limit recommended in the independent review.</p><p> </p><p>Defence is still considering how to best implement the recommendation; no specific decision has yet been taken about the mechanism for this, and development of the scheme is at an early stage. Defence cannot yet confirm the details, the expected number of claimants, its eligibility and application process, or the likely size of awards. However, the Government is committed to delivering the report’s recommendation, acknowledging that the process is intricate and must be followed correctly.</p><p>In the meantime, Defence will continue to engage with stakeholders, including LGBT veterans, as plans for the financial award progress and is committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme; eligibility criteria; and information on the application process on the ‘<em>LGBT Veterans: support and next steps</em>’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lgbt-veterans-support-and-next-steps</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 11704 11705 question first answered 01/02/2024 17:16:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1685558

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of clearances were processed by United Kingdom Security Vetting within 95 days in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>In December 2023, United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) processed 91.22% of routine initial Developed Vetting cases in 95 days and 8.62% of Developed Vetting review cases. For routine Security Check (SC)/Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearances UKSV completed 95.1% of routine cases within 25 days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2023, UKSV implemented a stabilisation programme which included an increase in headcount. Under Ministerial direction, UKSV prioritised the recovery of initial Developed Vetting turnaround times, followed by Security Check and Counter Terrorist Check turnaround times. These first two targets were met on time. UKSV is currently focussing efforts to maintain the performance of these and is making good progress to meet the third target to recover the turnaround times of Developed Vetting review cases by the end of March 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/02/2024 11:15:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones