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Grieve, Dominic
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions on the order of succession he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions on the order of succession he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts.
Asked by
Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 November 2009
For answer on
2 December 2009
Answered on
8 December 2009
I have had some informal and inconclusive discussions with some of my Commonwealth counterparts on this over the years. We have no record of any formal discussion on this.
Subjects
Monarchy; Succession
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c273W; 303835
House
House of Commons
I suspect that there are universal views across the House that male primogeniture is an aspect of the royal succession that could be sensibly changed. Could the Solicitor-General confirm that the major issue is that the Act of Settlement applies not only to this country but to all other Commonwealth countries that have the Queen as Head of State and that, in the circumstances, for us to move without moving at the same pace and in the same fashion as those countries would cause problems that are probably best avoided?
I suspect that there are universal views across the House that male primogeniture is an aspect of the royal succession that could be sensibly changed. Could the Solicitor-General confirm that the major issue is that the Act of Settlement applies not only to this country but to all other Commonwealth countries that have the Queen as Head of State and that, in the circumstances, for us to move without moving at the same pace and in the same fashion as those countries would cause problems that are probably best avoided?
Asked by
Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
Answering body
Solicitor General
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 May 2008
I was grateful for the hon. and learned Gentleman's support, but then he backslid a little bit in the last sentence. However, he pinpoints the problem, which is about the Commonwealth countries.
Subjects
Monarchy; Succession; Gender
Date
8 May 2008
Reference
475 c838
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons