Lord Dear's wrecking amendment and vote results 4th June 2013 As peers do not usually vote on the 2nd Reading of any Bill by convention, Crossbencher Lord Dear tabled a motion to try to wreck the Bill so that it could not... Speeches in Parliament
Baroness Stowell sums up debate on 2nd Reading of Lords equal marriage debate 4th June 2013 The House of Lords debate on the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill was summed up by Women and Equalities spokesperson Baroness Stowell of... Speeches in Parliament
Lord Norton - "The principled case for supporting the Bill is, to my mind, compelling." 4th June 2013 In his speech in the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Lord Norton of Louth, Professor of Government at the University of Hull and... Speeches in Parliament
Baroness Jenkin - "Young people just don't understand what the fuss is about" 4th June 2013 Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, a Conservative peer, takes a personal and family viewpoint on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill. Saying that young people don... Speeches in Parliament
Lord Bates - "Personally, I should like to see the Bill proceed to Committee and Report" 4th June 2013 In his speech to the Lords on the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex coupels) Bill, Conservative Lord Bates expressed some reservations and yet concluded... Speeches in Parliament
Lord Cope - "With our average age, I do not think that we are the better judges" 4th June 2013 In his speech on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Conservative peer Lord Cope of Berkeley stressed the importance of allowing the Bill proceed past 2nd... Speeches in Parliament
We should no longer "bar entry" to marriage for same sex couples - Lord Faulks 4th June 2013 In Lord Faulks' speech in favour of equal marriage, the Barrister and Conservative peer points out that equal marriage will show how we value same sex couples... Speeches in Parliament
Why deny the privilege of marriage? asks Baroness Noakes 4th June 2013 At the start of the 2nd Reading of the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill in the House of Lords, the first speaker was Conservative peer, Baroness Noakes who... Speeches in Parliament
Full Hansard record of Lords Equal Marriage Bill 2nd Reading - 3 June 2013 3rd June 2013 There are a selection of speeches from Conservative peers and one former Bishop on our website, but for those who wish to have chance to read all contributions... Speeches in Parliament