Tag Archive for Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Supporting same-sex marriage

Lord Norton

Last year, the House of Lords voted for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by an overwhelming majority, taking commentators – and many peers – by surprise.  The scale of support was greater than in the House of Commons.  Every grouping in the House (Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and cross-benches) produced a majority in support…

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Lord Norton

The House completed a two-day debate on the Second Reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill yesterday.  Cross-bench peer Lord Dear moved an amendment to reject the Bill.  There was a packed House and an exceptionally high turnout.  The amendment was defeated by 390 votes to 148.   The turnout was even higher than these figures…