If we project forward into the future, is it not also the case that some Churches may change their mind, just as they have over the blessing of civil partnerships? Parts of the Church of England, and certainly parts of the Church in Wales, have already expressed a desire to go further than the Bill will allow. Society will evolve, but so too will the views of the Churches.
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jane Ellison
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 February 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
558 c180 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-01-31 10:50:40 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-02-05/13020551000656
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-02-05/13020551000656
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-02-05/13020551000656