Member of Parliament
Lord Coaker
Member since
03 Feb 2021
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20 Apr 2026
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HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewWe all associate with the remarks my noble friend just made with respect to the shameful way in which people were treated between 1967 and 2001. On the timeliness of the financial…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewThe noble Lord makes an important point. The fundamental principle of the scheme that is operating is to ensure that everybody who was affected by the ban between 1967 and 2001…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewThis gives me the opportunity to say this to the noble Baroness: I urge everybody that all applications for the scheme need to be in by midnight on 12 December this year. It is…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, there is a reverse burden of proof, so anybody applying to the scheme is believed; it is up to the MoD to show that their service records do not match what they put…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewLet me talk to FCDO colleagues about that and come back to the noble Baroness with a letter, rather than make something up, because I am not sure of the answer. I will go back to…23 Feb 2026
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