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Honours and Medals

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 101378

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications for the restoration of (a) honours and (b) medals have been received since February 2021; and how many have been granted.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Since 2021, there have been 24 applications received from, or on behalf of, LGBT Veterans who had forfeited medals. 9 of these cases were found to be eligible for restoration. There have been no applications for the restoration of honours.

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