Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

My Lords, in some very fine speeches yesterday we heard every legal, theological, ethical and pro...

My Lords, my upbringing was in the intense, enclosed environment of post-war Liverpool Catholicis...

My Lords, I declare an interest as the honorary president of the Scottish Bible Society and as a ...

My Lords, I already had doubts about what I would be able to add at this stage of the debate and ...

My Lords, this is a momentous piece of legislation, arguably the culmination of a development of ...

My Lords, everything has been said on this subject already; or nearly everything. I am going to a...

My Lords, I agree with the last point that the noble Lord made. As for the rest of it, I understa...

My Lords, it seems a very long time ago, although it was only yesterday, that my noble friend Lad...

My Lords, I will speak briefly but strongly in support of the Bill, and will make only three poin...

My Lords, we have criss-crossed the issues of principle over these two days, but I will not add t...

Perhaps my noble friend will forgive me if I raise one point with him. Have there not been numero...

I think that my noble friend exaggerates when he says that there have been numerous examples. The...

May I correct my noble friend? The Bill that is sent back from the House of Commons in its origin...

I am aware of that. Nevertheless, it is entirely possible that it becomes law exactly in the posi...

My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the way in which she introduced the Bill yesterday—a lon...

My Lords, when the history of our times comes to be written, this debate will be a good example o...

My Lords, I have listened with great respect and interest to the passion and concerns that arise ...

My Lords, it is in the nature of taking part in debates in your Lordships’ House that the longer ...

My Lords, I support the Bill. I do not understand why there is such opposition. Most people now a...

My Lords, in the 36 or so years that I have been in your Lordships’ House I have come across many...

My Lords, the great majority of young people are baffled by the fuss over same-sex marriage. In t...

My Lords, at this stage of such a very fine debate, with outstanding contributions and powerful a...

My Lords, since 1997 the situation for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain has changed si...

My Lords, we have just had a telling and detailed explanation of the road that we have travelled ...

My Lords, this has been a difficult and challenging debate—on occasions even an emotional one—for...

My Lords, I have sat here listening to every single speech yesterday and today. I sometimes think...

Oh!

I am inclined to say that you know who you are, my Lords.

Furthermore, in the poll the perc...

My Lords, I will speak very briefly in the gap, of which I have given notice. I think I am entitl...

My Lords, I have also given notice that I wish to speak in the gap and gave notice, and shall do ...

My Lords, I am pleased to be here and that I heard the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, coming over the ...

Clearly, the noble Baroness has the answer to all questions and is going to tell me the answer to...

Yes, goal. I am happy to say that it is the Minister who answers the questions here.

The no...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate, and to the noble Barone...

Is that not discriminatory?

It is discriminatory now and we are not changing anything.

Some noble Lords expressed conce...

There was a long discussion about the vote in the House of Commons being an all-party vote. I spe...

Of course. I am pleased to confirm that to my noble friend.

6.13 pm

My Lords, this has been a long and tiring debate, and one that has been a privilege in which to p...