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Business question from Julian Lewis (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

Given that the Government wisely distanced themselves from the suggestions about incorporating sharia law made by my old school friend, the Archbishop of Canterbury—that is the name-dropping bit—may we have a statement on consistency from whichever Minister it was who approved the decision to pay benefits in respect of multiple marriages and polygamous partners provided those arrangements were contracted abroad before people came to this country?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c534 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Benefits rules Polygamy
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk