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Succession to the Crown Bill

Proceeding contribution from Wayne David (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 January 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Succession to the Crown Bill.

I have no objection at all—the Minister can say it again if she likes.

My hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) mentioned how the six people nearest in line to the throne could lose their place if the Queen did not consent to their marriage. It is important to say on the record that the explanatory notes state clearly that that would be the case; in fact, it says so in the summary on the front page. I do not think, therefore, that it is fair to say that the issue has not been referred to properly in the House—it has been referred to in the documents and in last week’s debate.

It is also important to remember that we are talking about a constitutional monarchy that has a close relationship with the Government of the day. I am sure that a monarch would not take any action if they believed that, in doing so, they would be acting incorrectly in the background.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
557 c739 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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