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House of Commons

Tuesday 26 February 2013

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

[FIFTH AND SIXTH SITTINGS]

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Withdrawn  15

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)
Marriage of same sex couples is deemed to be legitimate.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  16

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)
Where a same sex couple solemnize a marriage between each other in accordance

with the provisions set out in subsection (2) below they shall be deemed to be

married to each other.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  17

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)
Marriage of same sex couples is legally equivalent to marriage between the

couples of the opposite sex.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  18

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

‘(1)
Marriage of same sex couples is legally equivalent and is deemed to be morally

equivalent to marriage between couples of the opposite sex.’.

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  19

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  at end insert ‘and is deemed to be equivalent to the

marriage of different sex couples.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Withdrawn  20

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  at end add—

‘( )
The purpose of marriage is—

(a)
companionship (including its expression in sexual union);

(b)
fidelity (including its expression in sexual fidelity) and stability;

(c)
procreation and the nurture of children;

(d)
mutual care and provision in sickness and in health;

(e)
to benefit society.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  21

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  at end add—

‘( )
The purpose of marriage is—

(a)
companionship (not including its expression in sexual union);

(b)
fidelity (not including its expression in sexual fidelity) and stability;

(c)
not procreation and the nurture of children;

(d)
mutual care and provision in sickness and in health;

(e)
to benefity society.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Mr Rob Wilson

Not called  10

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  after ‘The’, insert ‘civil’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Withdrawn  22

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  at end insert ‘Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the

rights, privileges or powers of the Church of England to make provision about marriage.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Jim Shannon

Not called  23

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  17,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

‘Any duty of a member of the clergy—

(a)
to prepare a couple for marriage,

(b)
to solemnize a marriage,

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

(c)
to provide care, counselling or other support and services to a couple by

reason of their marriage,


(and any corresponding right of persons with respect to the activities of members

of the clergy in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection) is not extended by this Act

to marriages of same sex couples.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Mr Rob Wilson

Withdrawn  11

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  20,  at end add—

‘(5)
Any duty of a registrar to conduct a marriage is not extended by this Act to

marriages of same sex couples where a registrar holds a conscientious objection

to conducting such marriages.’.

Mr David Burrowes

Tim Loughton

Withdrawn  12

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘( )
Premises owned or under the control of bodies specified in Schedule [  ] may not

be licensed for the solemnization of a same sex marriage.

( )
The Secretary of State must, by order or regulations, amend the list of bodies

specified in Schedule [  ] if further bodies notify him that they wish to be

included in the Schedule.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr David Burrowes

Not selected  35


Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(c)
a priest whose orders are recognised as Anglican by the Church of

England or the Church in Wales.’.

Tim Loughton

Mr David Burrowes

Not selected  36


Clause  1,  page  2,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(d)
any person acting in respect of any of the conduct specified in subsection

(4) above on the instructions of any person mentioned in paragraphs (a)

to (c) of this subsection.’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am



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