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Orders of the Day — House of Lords Bill: Exclusion of Hereditary Peers (16 Feb 1999)

Mr Mike Hancock: ...compromise. I do not like it, and I am sure that few people in the Committee do. It is interesting that a succession of Conservative Members have tried to support the hereditary system. The gay cavalier from Aldershot acknowledged the fact that he was right behind them; I can imagine him leading the charge to bring back hereditary peers. Sadly, the hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth)...

The Royal Navy (12 Nov 1998)

Mr Mike Hancock: ...opportunities throughout the armed forces. I would be happier if the Under-Secretary, when he replies, gave a clearer answer than that given by the Armed Forces Minister when he was asked whether gay people should be allowed to continue to serve or to be recruited into the Royal Navy. He said that he would ensure that those issues were put before the House. That is different from the...

Army (28 Oct 1998)

Mr Mike Hancock: ...wanted to serve, and whose skills the Army desperately needs. Surely, now that the SDR is considering the whole of the armed forces, it is time that the Government lifted the ban that prevents gay people from serving in our armed forces. This country remains alone in the European Union with such a ban, and reform is long overdue. I hoped that the Government would have had the courage to...

Army (28 Oct 1998)

Mr Mike Hancock: ...two sides of the issue, but I am sure that, ultimately, it is better for us to institute the reform in the House than be forced into it by European Courts making law that would make it a right for gay people to remain in the forces. We must also ensure that there are no iron curtains within the British armed forces for anyone—men or women. We must make people feel that they are...