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Debate on bill on Friday, 2 February 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Tim Loughton. The answering member was Victoria Atkins.

Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Public Bill Committee.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
635 cc1095-1147 
Session
2017-19
Department
Home Office
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Tim Loughton | 635 cc1095-7 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

It is good to see you in your place...

Edward Leigh | 635 c1097 (Link to this contribution)

If the Bill makes progress, people will be able to get married to, or have a civil partnership wi...

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Tim Loughton | 635 c1097 (Link to this contribution)

I understand my hon. Friend’s concern, which has been raised on several occasions. It is not my i...

Edward Leigh | 635 c1097 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend recognise that it is an injustice for everyone apart from siblings to be able...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1097-8 (Link to this contribution)

I understand that it is a worthy cause, but it is different from enabling people to have their re...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1098 (Link to this contribution)

Can my hon. Friend tell the House how many people entered that consultation?

Tim Loughton | 635 c1098 (Link to this contribution)

Quite a lot, although I have not got the figures. The consultation was one of two, and the result...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1098 (Link to this contribution)

To help my hon. Friend, the second consultation had only just over 11,000 entries. One could argu...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1098 (Link to this contribution)

Given that there are 3.2 million cohabiting opposite-sex couples, it is a very small proportion o...

Michael Tomlinson | 635 c1098 (Link to this contribution)

On that point, has my hon. Friend seen the families manifesto by my hon. Friend the Member for Co...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1098-9 (Link to this contribution)

Not only do I support it, but I think my name is on it. My proposal will help to create greater s...

James Cartlidge | 635 c1099 (Link to this contribution)

Some may argue that in effect, the idea of commitment would potentially be undermined, but does m...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1099-1100 (Link to this contribution)

It is interesting. I recorded a television interview this morning with a couple who have been tog...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1100 (Link to this contribution)

I will—in for a penny, in for a pound.

Rebecca Pow | 635 c1100 (Link to this contribution)

The consultation did not have any consensus that we should go down the civil partnership line, bu...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1100 (Link to this contribution)

I have precisely the statistics that my hon. Friend is looking for. If she is patient for a few m...

David Drew | 635 c1100 (Link to this contribution)

I do not want to stop the hon. Gentleman’s flow, but he will be aware of the work of Resolution, ...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1101-2 (Link to this contribution)

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I am grateful for his intervention. I was not awa...

Andy Slaughter | 635 cc1102-3 (Link to this contribution)

I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned Charles and Rebecca, who are constituents of m...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1103-4 (Link to this contribution)

I completely agree, and I will say something about that in a minute. I am grateful for the hon. G...

Victoria Atkins | 635 c1104 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend has been tenacious in his negotiations this week with the four Departments involve...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1104-5 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is impatient. I will confirm that later in my speech: there is plenty more to come...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1105-7 (Link to this contribution)

My day is complete.

Finally, let me deal with the subject of stillbirths. This is perhaps t...

Baroness Prentis of Banbury | 635 c1107 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, which is very difficult to listen to. Will he go into...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1108-1110 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is an expert on this and has campaigned on it for a long time, and has her own per...

Lindsay Hoyle | 635 c1109 (Link to this contribution)

Order. At least 16 Members want to speak in the debate, plus the Front Benchers, and we want to h...

Lilian Greenwood | 635 cc1109-1112 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will attempt to keep my contribution concise. I congratulate the ...

Martin Whitfield | 635 c1112 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s testimony. Does not this case clearly highlight the unique nat...

Lilian Greenwood | 635 c1112 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is entirely right. The role of coroners is incredibly important, and there are a n...

Nigel Huddleston | 635 cc1112-4 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on introdu...

Karen Lee | 635 c1113 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on introducing such ...

Karen Lee | 635 cc1113-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am going to make some progress.

On the investigation of stillbirths, I point out that in ...

Baroness Prentis of Banbury | 635 cc1115-7 (Link to this contribution)

It is an honour to take part in this debate, but I must confess that I was slightly confused by t...

Sharon Hodgson | 635 c1117 (Link to this contribution)

It is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Banbury (Victoria Prentis), whom I am pr...

Will Quince | 635 c1118 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my friend, the hon. Lady, for giving way. She is making a very brave and powerful speech....

Sharon Hodgson | 635 c1118 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you very much. I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman was trying to calm me down, but he has ...

Baroness Keeley | 635 c1118 (Link to this contribution)

It is very clear that Lucy does exist. Lucy does exist in my hon. Friend’s memories. It is very i...

Sharon Hodgson | 635 cc1118-9 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you so much. I appreciate all the support that everyone is giving me to help me to get thro...

Victoria Atkins | 635 cc1119-1120 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for bringing thes...

Andy Slaughter | 635 c1120 (Link to this contribution)

Although clause 2 is disappointing in some ways, it is a step forward. But the Minister will be a...

Victoria Atkins | 635 cc1120-1 (Link to this contribution)

I am very conscious that I must not comment on an individual case. The Government intend to get o...

David Drew | 635 c1121 (Link to this contribution)

Would the Minister consider a fifth piece of work? She heard my intervention on the hon. Member f...

Victoria Atkins | 635 c1122 (Link to this contribution)

The idea of educating people about their rights is one that I am instinctively drawn to agree wit...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1122 (Link to this contribution)

Before the Minister moves on, let me say that I am grateful to her and am delighted with everythi...

Victoria Atkins | 635 cc1122-4 (Link to this contribution)

There is a sense of urgency—very much so. If my hon. Friend will forgive me, I will not be drawn ...

Kevin Foster | 635 c1123 (Link to this contribution)

May I clarify something before the Minister moves on? My hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing...

Victoria Atkins | 635 cc1123-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, who shows his usual attention to detail. The proposals...

Sandy Martin | 635 cc1125-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for bringing forward this B...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1126 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s support for the Bill, and I applaud his public spiritednes...

Sandy Martin | 635 cc1126-7 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point, and I fully agree with him. I am very pleased w...

Scott Mann | 635 c1127 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ipswich (Sandy Martin), and it would be wrong of m...

Scott Mann | 635 cc1127-8 (Link to this contribution)

Ha, ha! When I see him, I know my political compass is pretty much on message.

There are so...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1128 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend think that the review should look at whether the public understand the differ...

Scott Mann | 635 c1128 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend from the south-west makes an interesting point, and I know the Minister is listeni...

Mohammad Yasin | 635 cc1128-9 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on bringing the Bill...

Maggie Throup | 635 cc1129-1130 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin). I commend the hon. Membe...

Rebecca Pow | 635 c1130 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a very emotive point. Does she agree that this is very important not onl...

Maggie Throup | 635 cc1130-1 (Link to this contribution)

If we look at this across the board, we see not only this inequity, but others. We need to look a...

Andy Slaughter | 635 cc1131-3 (Link to this contribution)

I want to make a few brief remarks about clause 2, on the reform of civil partnerships, but I beg...

Will Quince | 635 c1133 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for kindly calling me. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Membe...

Henry Smith | 635 c1133 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on his Bil...

Will Quince | 635 cc1133-4 (Link to this contribution)

I am very sorry to hear of my hon. Friend’s loss, and I thank him for his campaigning on this iss...

Nicholas Dakin | 635 c1134 (Link to this contribution)

I have listened to most of this debate, and I have been very impressed by the contributions. Does...

Will Quince | 635 cc1134-6 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. Charities and the Government have to work hand in hand...

Helen Whately | 635 c1136 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), who has been s...

James Cartlidge | 635 c1136 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She mentioned discrimination. In 2016 a heterosexua...

Helen Whately | 635 cc1137-8 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend has made a very good point in citing that case.

If, for whatever reason, a c...

Rebecca Pow | 635 cc1138-1140 (Link to this contribution)

I am pleased to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately) and t...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1140 (Link to this contribution)

I echo the support that has been expressed for the Bill, which will ensure the registration of st...

Andy Slaughter | 635 c1140 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady has spoiled my tweet: I have just tweeted that there is unanimous support in the Ho...

Michelle Donelan | 635 cc1141-2 (Link to this contribution)

I apologise for spoiling the hon. Gentleman’s tweet, but I do not agree with him. Other Members h...

Tim Loughton | 635 c1142 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is perfectly entitled to her view, but I fundamentally disagree with it. I certain...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1142 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. We do completely disagree on this topic. His accusat...

Helen Whately | 635 c1142 (Link to this contribution)

May I pick up on my hon. Friend’s point about splitting the same pool of people who might otherwi...

Michelle Donelan | 635 c1143 (Link to this contribution)

I do not think it would be entirely the same group of people. There would be some others, but I d...

Kevin Foster | 635 c1143 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Worth...

Kevin Foster | 635 cc1143-5 (Link to this contribution)

I hear the hon. Gentleman’s disappointment, but I will make sure I speak briefly because I am als...

James Cartlidge | 635 cc1145-6 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure, as always, to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster). It is...

Tim Loughton | 635 cc1146-8 (Link to this contribution)

With the leave of the House, I would like to express my thanks to all Members in all parts of the...

Victoria Atkins | 635 c1147 (Link to this contribution)

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In an excess of excitement, enthusiasm and efficiency,...

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 635 c1147 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady for her courtesy in giving me advance notice of what has happened. It is ab...

Subjects
Civil partnerships Coroners Equality Marriage Relatives Mothers Perinatal mortality Registration Birth certificates
Legislation
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill 2017-19
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