I had already sat down. However, it seems to me that there is no reason to suppose that anyone would have anticipated this. When I led from the opposition Front Bench on same-sex partnerships, no one envisaged this; indeed, a number of people said that it was not going to happen.
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Higgins
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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2013-14
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