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Civil Partnership Bill [HL] |
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The Bill is divided into two volumes. Volume I contains the Clauses.
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Volume II contains the Schedules to the Bill. |
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Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Trade and Industry, are |
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published separately as Bill 132—EN. |
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EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS |
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Ms Secretary Hewitt has made the following statement under section 19(1)(b) of the |
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I am unable (but only because of clause 2, Schedule 1 and related provisions) to make |
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a statement that, in my view, the provisions of the Civil Partnership Bill [HL] are |
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compatible with the Convention rights. |
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However, the Government nevertheless wishes the House to proceed with the Civil |
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