Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]

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Mr. Duncan: On a point of order, Mr. Cook. This is simply to seek your guidance on procedure. Is it permissible either by ruling of the Chair or by the will of the Committee for consecutive clauses to be voted in a block, or must they be taken individually?

The Chairman: They must be taken individually, save with the leave of the Committee. In other words, to avoid the rule, one would have to put the proposal to the Committee in those terms and seek leave of the Committee before presenting them.

Schedule 11

Forbidden degrees of relationship: Scotland

Motion made, and Question put, That this schedule be the Eleventh schedule to the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 12, Noes 2.

Division No. 44]

AYES
Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Schedule 11 agreed to.

Mrs. McGuire: On a point of order, Mr. Cook. Taking on board your advice, would it be appropriate to test the Committee's opinion as to whether clauses 85 to 114 may be taken en bloc at this point?

The Chairman: Taking clauses 85 to 114 together would be impossible because there are Government amendments in between those two clauses. Taking clauses 85 to 89 en bloc is a prospect that the Minister may chose to put to the Committee.

Mrs. McGuire: I ask that the Committee's will be tested on that proposal.

The Chairman: Is it the Committee's wish that the clauses be taken together?

Hon. Members: No.

Clause 85

Appointment of authorised registrars

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause

Column Number: 136

stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 3.

Division No. 45]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.
Selous, Andrew

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 85 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 86

Notice of proposal civil partnership

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 46]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 86 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab): On a point of order, Mr. Cook. I am slightly confused and I hope that you can help me. I thought that we voted to take a bloc of four clauses together and I think that we just voted on one of them only.

9.45 am

The Chairman: You are right that leave of the Committee was sought to consider the clauses together. What seems to have escaped your attention is the fact that there was an objection in the form of a no vote. Therefore, the leave that was sought was negatived.

Column Number: 137

Clause 87

Civil partnership notice book

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 47]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 87 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 88

Publicisation

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 48]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 88 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 89

Early registration

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 49]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 89 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 90

Objections to registration

Amendment made: No. 56, in clause 90, page 42, line

Column Number: 138

6, leave out

    'of understanding the nature of civil partnership'

    and insert 'of—

    (i)

    (i) understanding the nature of civil partnership, or

    (ii) validly consenting to its formation'.—[Jacqui Smith.]

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 12, Noes 2.

Division No. 50]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan
Love, Mr. Andrew McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 90, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Mr. Chope: On a point of order, Mr. Cook. There is a lot of atmosphere in the Committee this morning. Apparently, people feel that it is unreasonable that we should have to go through all the clauses one by one. May I point out that, because of the Government's guillotine motion, it was not possible to put the equivalents of the individual clauses to a vote when they were debated under the England and Wales part of the Bill? The way in which the Government are trying to restrict debate is highly provocative and contentious. They refused to table in the other place a host of amendments that they tabled in this Committee, thereby taking up much more Committee time.

We saw an example earlier of an hon. Member who seems to be under the impression that the majority should always have sway, irrespective of any other consideration. Today, in the other place, minority rights—the right of people to be able to go hunting—will be debated. There are minority and majority rights at stake in this Committee, and it is important that people should bear that in mind.

The Chairman: Order. The hon. Gentleman has had the opportunity to put his views on the record. Not only was the programme motion fully discussed by the whole Committee, but it was in fact extended. His comments are not a point of order for the Chair and are therefore inappropriate at this moment.

Column Number: 139

Clause 91

Place of registration

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 51]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 91 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 92

The civil partnership schedule

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 52]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 92 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 93

Further provision as to registration

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 53]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 93 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 94

Civil partnership with former spouse

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause

Column Number: 140

stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 54]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 94 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 95

Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.

Division No. 55]

AYES
Abbott, Ms Diane Bercow, Mr. John Borrow, Mr. David Bryant, Chris Carmichael, Mr. Alistair Duncan, Mr. Alan Love, Mr. Andrew
McGuire, Mrs. Anne McKechin, Ann Simon, Mr. Sion Smith, Jacqui Stewart, Mr. David Watson, Mr. Tom

NOES
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Donaldson, Mr. Jeffrey M.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 95 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

 
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