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Written Question
Brunei: Armed Forces
Wednesday 15th May 2019

Asked by: Lord Myners (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the introduction by the government of Brunei of stoning as a punishment for gay sex, whether British military personnel proposed for secondment to British Forces Brunei are allowed to secure exemption from that secondment due to identifying as LBGT without financial or promotional penalty.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

We are confident we have protections in place with the Government of Brunei for all British Forces, associated UK civilians and their dependants relating to issues which might arise from the introduction of the new Sharia Penal Code. All British Forces in Brunei have also been instructed to heed FCO travel advice. Any individual requests for exemptions will be taken on a case by case basis.

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