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Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

68

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Amendments to Clause 2 other than amendments to the definition of

 

‘relevant marriage’ in subsection (4), amendments to clause 8, and

 

amendments to Schedule 7 relating to section 403 of the education act

 

1996

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

John Glen

 

Andrew Selous

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Philip Davies

 

Karl McCartney

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Richard Drax

 

Heather Wheeler

 

Peter Aldous

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Steve Baker

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Harriett Baldwin

 

Mr Dominic Raab

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  leave out lines 21 and 22.

 

Secretary Maria Miller

 

Simon Hughes

 

23

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 110 of the Equality Act 2010 (liability of employees and agents), after

 

subsection (5) insert—

 

“(5A)    

A does not contravene this section if A—

 

(a)    

does not conduct a relevant marriage,

 

(b)    

is not present at, does not carry out, or does not otherwise

 

participate in, a relevant marriage, or

 

(c)    

does not consent to a relevant marriage being conducted,

 

    

for the reason that the marriage is the marriage of a same sex couple.

 

(5B)    

Subsection (5A) applies to A only if A is within the meaning of “person”

 

for the purposes of section 2 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act

 

2013; and other expressions used in subsection (5A) and section 2 of that

 

Act have the same meanings in that subsection as in that section.”.’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Dr Matthew Offord

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

John Glen

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

69

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Andrew Selous

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Dr William McCrea

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Mark Durkan

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Sir James Paice

 

Philip Davies

 

Karl McCartney

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Richard Drax

 

Heather Wheeler

 

Peter Aldous

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Steve Baker

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Ms Margaret Ritchie

 

John Hemming

 

5

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

For the purposes of this Act “compelled” includes, but is not limited to—

 

(a)    

less favourable treatment of a person by a public authority,

 

(b)    

the imposition of any criminal or civil penalty, and

 

(c)    

any legal proceedings against a person,

 

    

as a result of a decision not to opt-in, conduct, be present at, carry out, participate

 

in, or consent to the taking place of, relevant marriages.’.

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Mr David Crausby

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Dr Matthew Offord

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

John Glen

 

Andrew Selous

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Dr William McCrea

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Sir James Paice

 

Philip Davies

 

Karl McCartney

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Richard Drax

 

Heather Wheeler

 

Peter Aldous

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Mark Durkan

 

Steve Baker

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Ms Margaret Ritchie

 

Harriett Baldwin

 

Mr Dominic Raab

 

4

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  10,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(1A)  

For the avoidance of doubt, a person does not provide a service or exercise a

 

public function when the person—

 

(a)    

refrains from undertaking an opt-in activity, or

 

(b)    

undertakes an opt-out activity.’.

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

70

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Dr Matthew Offord

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

John Glen

 

Andrew Selous

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Mr William Cash

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Sir James Paice

 

Philip Davies

 

Karl McCartney

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Richard Drax

 

Heather Wheeler

 

Peter Aldous

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Mark Durkan

 

Steve Baker

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Ms Margaret Ritchie

 

Harriett Baldwin

 

Mr Dominic Raab

 

Simon Hughes

 

3

 

Clause  2,  page  4,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(6)    

For the purposes of section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, no regard may be had

 

by any public authority to any decision by a religious organisation not to opt-in,

 

conduct, be present at, carry out, participate in, or consent to the taking place of,

 

relevant marriages.’.

 

 

Secretary Maria Miller

 

24

 

Clause  8,  page  8,  line  17,  leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.

 

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Dr Matthew Offord

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

John Glen

 

Andrew Selous

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Sir James Paice

 

Philip Davies

 

Karl McCartney

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Richard Drax

 

Heather Wheeler

 

Peter Aldous

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

71

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Mark Durkan

 

Steve Baker

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Ms Margaret Ritchie

 

1

 

Schedule  7,  page  52,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘42      

The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.

 

43         

Section 403 (sex education: manner of provision), after subsection (1D)

 

insert—

 

“(1E)    

For the purposes of subsection (1A)—

 

(a)    

no school shall be under any duty as a result of the guidance

 

issued to promote or endorse an understanding of the nature of

 

marriage and its importance for family life and the bringing up

 

of children, that runs contrary to the designated religious

 

character of the school.

 

(b)    

this subsection is without prejudice to any guidance issued by

 

the Secretary of State regarding the legal status of

 

marriage.”.’.

 

 

new clauses relating to civil partnership or other kinds of legally

 

recognised relationships between persons, amendments to clause 1,

 

amendments to part 3 of schedule 4, new clauses relating to

 

referendums, and amendments to clause 18

 

Review of civil partnership

 

Secretary Maria Miller

 

NC16

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State must arrange—

 

(a)    

for the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in England

 

and Wales to be reviewed, and

 

(b)    

for a report on the outcome of the review to be produced and published.

 

(2)    

Subsection (1) does not prevent the review from also dealing with other matters

 

relating to civil partnership.

 

(3)    

The arrangements made by the Secretary of State must provide for the review to

 

begin as soon as practicable after the end of the five year post-commencement

 

period.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State is not required by this section to arrange a review if, within

 

the five year post-commencement period, the Secretary of State has already

 

arranged a review which, in the Secretary of State’s view, deals with the same

 

matters as the review required by this section.

 

(5)    

Arrangements under this section may provide for the Secretary of State or one or

 

more other persons to undertake the review, produce the report, or publish the

 

report.

 

(6)    

In this section “five year post-commencement period” means the period of five

 

years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.’.

 

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

72

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004

 

Tim Loughton

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mark Durkan

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Steve Baker

 

John Hemming

 

Simon Hughes

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 1, subsection (1), leave out “of the same sex”.’.

 

 

Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004

 

Tim Loughton

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mark Durkan

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Steve Baker

 

John Hemming

 

Simon Hughes

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 3, subsection (1), after “if—”, leave out—

 

“(a)    

they are not of the same sex”.’.

 

 

Repeal of Civil Partnership Act 2004

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is repealed.

 

(2)    

Secondary legislation made under that Act shall continue in force unless it is

 

subsequently amended or repealed, and any such amendments or repeals may be

 

made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution

 

of either House of Parliament.

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

(3)    

This section shall have effect from the date that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples)

 

Act comes into force.’.

 

 

Simon Hughes

 

55

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  at beginning insert ‘Civil’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

64

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  after ‘couples’, insert ‘and couples whereby at least one

 

person identifies as non-gender or bi-gender’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

56

 

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

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

11

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  after ‘same sex couple’, insert ‘or opposite sex couple’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

57

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  19,  after ‘to’ insert ‘civil’.

 

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Charlotte Leslie

 

10

 

Schedule  4,  page  26,  line  12,  leave out paragraphs 3 and 4 and insert—

 

‘Divorce

 

3    (1)  

Section 1 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (divorce on breakdown of

 

marriage) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

Leave out subsection (2)(a).

 

Annulment of marriage

 

4    (1)  

Section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (grounds on which marriage

 

is voidable) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

Leave out paragraphs (a) and (b).’.

 

 
 

Consideration of Bill: 20 May 2013                     

74

 

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, continued

 
 

Referendum provisions

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Tim Loughton

 

Jim Shannon

 

Fiona Bruce

 

Craig Whittaker

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Dr Matthew Offord

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Jeremy Lefroy

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Dr William McCrea

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Sir Roger Gale

 

Bob Blackman

 

Mr William Cash

 

Sir Alan Beith

 

Philip Davies

 

Mr Julian Brazier

 

Miss Anne McIntosh

 

Richard Drax

 

Gordon Henderson

 

Mrs Anne Main

 

Nick de Bois

 

Mr James Gray

 

Mr Robert Walter

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

NC9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A referendum is to be held in England and Wales on the issue of same sex

 

marriage.

 

(2)    

The referendum must be held before 1 June 2016.

 

(3)    

The referendum is to be held on 7 May 2015.

 

(4)    

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is impossible or impracticable for the

 

referendum to be held on 7 May 2015, or that it cannot be conducted properly if

 

held on that day, the Secretary of State may by order appoint a later day as the day

 

on which the referendum is to be held.

 

(5)    

Where a day is appointed under subsection (4), the Secretary of State may by

 

order make supplemental or consequential provision.

 

(6)    

The Secretary of State must by order make provisions for the conduct of the

 

referendum.

 

(7)    

An order under this section may not be made unless a draft of the order has been

 

laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

 

(8)    

The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—

 

    

“At present, the law in England and Wales defines marriage as the union of a man

 

and a woman. Should the law be changed to define marriage as the union of two

 

people—whether a man and a woman, or a woman and a woman, or a man and

 

a man?”.

 

(9)    

Those entitled to vote in the referendum are the persons who, on the date of the

 

referendum, would be entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in

 

any constituency.’.

 

 
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