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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Will my hon. Friend give way?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am very happy.

My day is complete.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am going to make some progress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You leave quickly.

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

There are so...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If, for whatever reason, a c...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shame!

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

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

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

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

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