Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 May 2016. It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 9 May 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Bases: Religious Buildings
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 18992, on military bases: religious buildings, what recent steps his Department has taken to fully implement Parliament's sanction of same-sex marriages.
- Answer
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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 reflects the Government's commitment that no religious organisation or representative will be forced to conduct or participate in same sex marriages.
Recognising the established position of the Sending Churches which does not allow for the conduct of same-sex marriages within military chapels, I have recently directed that a pilot project is implemented to explore registering Ministry of Defence sites for civil marriages and partnerships; this includes same-sex unions. The timing of the project is being finalised but I anticipate that it will start shortly and run for a number of months
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- Marriage Military bases Religious buildings
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