Advanced

PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE ARMED SERVICES (1 February 1993)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the British Armed Forces are amongst the few remaining major military forces which outlaw homosexuality; believes that it is illogical to trust British services personnel with weapons of mass destruction but not with their own sexuality; welcomes the initiative by President Clinton to rectify this injustice in the United States of America; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to amend Ministry of Defence regulations to comply with EC anti-discrimination legislation, United Kingdom civilian law and the policies of our major military allies.

Sponsored by:
Baroness Adams of Craigielea (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
51
85%
 
 
Independent
4
7%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Crossbench
1
2%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (60 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea (Sponsor)
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Roland Boyes
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
IGC
Ann Coffey
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Derek Enright
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Lord Hain
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Lab
Lord Hutton of Furness
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Baroness Lestor of Eccles
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Mr Alan Milburn
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Bridget Prentice
Lab
Baroness Primarolo
Lab
Mrs Barbara Roche
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.