§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
What would be the entitlement, if any, of a serviceman, who is dismissed from the armed forces by reason of his homosexual activities to compensation for loss of his employment if the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill were enacted in its present form.
Viscount CranborneThe Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill confers no entitlement to compensa-tion for personnel dismissed or administratively discharged from the armed forces by reason of homosexual activities.