§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in each of the years 1987, 1988 and 1989, how many service men and women were dismissed from the Army, Navy and Air Force as a result of their homosexuality or homosexual behaviour; prior to their dismissal, how many of these served custodial sentences as a result of their involvement in homosexual acts; and what were the longest and average sentences served by them.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information on those dismissed following conviction by court martial or summary trial is as follows: