§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish the new regulations in respect of the treatment of homosexuality in the armed forces; and what is the rationale behind these proposed new regulations.
§ Mr. HanleyAs foreshadowed in my closing speech during the debate on discipline in the armed forces on 21 June 1993,Official Report, column 143, new tri-service guidelines have been drawn up to reflect current policy and 713W procedure. These new guidelines, a copy of which have been placed in the Library of the House, were distributed down the services' chain of command in March 1994.