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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Desmond Turner (Labour), on Tuesday, 7 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 140 members in total.

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL(2)

That this House welcomes the introduction of the Civil Partnership Bill, believing it gives long-overdue recognition to committed same-sex couples; but calls on the Government to rectify the position in respect of survivor pensions for same-sex partners; believing that registered same-sex couples who have made the same contributions to pension schemes as their married colleagues ought to be entitled to exactly the same benefits upon retirement as those of married couples.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL(2) (1608A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Bottomley (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It has been signed by 5 members in total.
Line 1, leave out from 'House' to end insert 'believes that siblings sharing a household and elderly orphans who shared a home with a parent should not be in a worse position that unrelated couples.'

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1608 
1608A1 
Session
2003-04
Other sponsors
John Bercow
Alan Meale
Helen Jackson
Baroness Tonge
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Subjects
Civil partnerships Cohabitation Homosexuality Pension rights
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk