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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

EDM number 155 in 2013-14, proposed by Peter Bottomley on 21/05/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Marriage.

That this House welcomes the majorities of 400 to 175 and 366 to 161 in the House on the Second and Third Readings of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill; notes the rejection of amendments to that Bill by ratios of seven to one; further notes the present prohibitions on same-sex marriage was a redefinition of marriage by amendment in 1973 to the Marriage Act 1949; and declares that extending marriage to others follows the second great commandment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Peter Bottomley21/05/2013Worthing WestConservativeProposed
Martin Caton04/06/2013GowerLabourSeconded
Andrew Stunell04/06/2013Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSeconded
John Leech11/06/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded

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