§ 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 administratively discharged from the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force as a result of their homosexuality or homosexual behaviour.
§ Mr. Archie Hamilton[holding answer 6 March 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force 1987 5 57 16 1988 2 46 15 1989 4 32 19