§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give an assurance that he will not provide 295W Parliamentary time or facilitate the passage into law of the Bill to legalise homosexuality; in view of the fact that this is an offence to the conscience of a large number of British people, if he will give the reasons for Her Majesty's Government's declaration of neutrality on this social question; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Government have made it clear that they regard legislation on this matter as eminently a subject for a Private Member and a free vote of the House. I have nothing further to add to my speech on this subject on 11th February.