Proceeding contribution from Baroness Deech (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 April 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Cohabitation Bill [HL].
Cohabitation Bill [HL]
The noble Lord mentioned living together as a couple and then went on to say that this implies a sexual relationship. This definition is not in the Bill; it is novel and I do not think that all of us would assume that living as a couple entails a sexual relationship. What about two people aged 90 in an old-age home—where, no doubt, all of us will find ourselves one day—who decide to share a home with a carer? I do not think there is any requirement in this Bill for a sexual relationship and we cannot presume that it is there or that it should not be.
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- 710 c424-5
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- 2008-09
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- Children Cohabitation Finance Families Inheritance tax Family proceedings Maintenance Separation
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- Cohabitation Bill (HL) 2008-09
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