I am a Catholic and religious freedoms are very important to me, as is my religion, but so too are equality and tolerance. I think that the Bill protects both those things. I came here to abstain, but I have listened to the debate like I have listened to no other, and it is now my intention not to abstain, but to support the Bill .
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Menzies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 February 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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2012-13
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