Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

My Lords, I should like to thank the Minister for setting out the Government’s position on what i...

My Lords, we live in a civilised and tolerant society, not in Alice’s Wonderland. I am proud to o...

My Lords, I declare an interest. Many years ago, I had the great good fortune to meet someone. Sh...

My Lords, the initial proposals published at the end of the autumn have needed much work to get t...

My Lords, I will be brief. First, I congratulate the most reverend Primate on his speech. It was,...

My Lords, this issue raises a great deal of passion because it touches on things that we all care...

My Lords, last month it was wonderful to hear the general acclamation in the House for the First ...

My Lords, surely the noble Lord, Lord Dear, was correct to start his speech by saying, in graphic...

My Lords, I warmly welcome the Bill for the reasons stated by the Minister and the noble Baroness...

As we are both Benchers of Gray’s Inn, the noble Lord would have to go a long way to provoke me. ...

I cannot address every point made by the noble Lord. If he fails, as I hope he does, to prevent t...

My Lords, having conducted some 400 weddings as a parish priest, making the journey with couples ...

My Lords, I shall come back to the speech of the right reverend Prelate at the end of my remarks....

My Lords, some tend to label anyone who opposes this Bill as part of a group of homophobic bigots...

My Lords, I refer noble Lords to my interests as set out in the Register of Lords’ Interests. Man...

My Lords, I understand very well the unease that many of your Lordships feel about this Bill. I w...