51229
2017-19
760
Recognition In Northern Ireland Of Same Sex Marriages Performed In England, Scotland And Wales
Gerard Killen
2018-01-10
That this House notes that under the terms of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, provisions are made for the marriages of same sex couples performed in England, Scotland and Wales to be treated as civil partnerships, and thus the spouses to be treated and referred to as civil partners in Northern Ireland; further notes that the Northern Ireland Registrar will not recognise marriages until the law is changed; notes that in practice, among other things, this means in the event of a spouse's death, the Northern Ireland Registrar refers to the remaining spouse only as the surviving civil partner, removing the status of the marriage in the public records; regrets that because of the provisions of the Act same sex couples married in England, Scotland and Wales in effect have the legal status of their marriages changed should they choose to settle in Northern Ireland; and resolves that the Government should bring about appropriate legislative action to allow for the full legal recognition of same sex marriages conducted in England, Scotland and Wales as marriages in Northern Ireland, for the purposes of registry and all other legal references and rights associated.
Equality
Marriage
Registration of births, deaths and marriages
Civil partnerships
Ged Killen
2018-01-10
Proposed
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Labour/Co-operative
Stephen Doughty
2018-01-11
Seconded
Cardiff South and Penarth
Labour
Thelma Walker
2018-01-11
Seconded
Colne Valley
Labour
Stephen Morgan
2018-01-11
Seconded
Portsmouth South
Labour
Rosie Duffield
2018-01-11
Seconded
Canterbury
Labour
Angela Eagle
2018-01-11
Seconded
Wallasey
Labour
Wes Streeting
2018-01-11
Signed
Ilford North
Labour
Chris Bryant
2018-01-11
Signed
Rhondda
Labour
Bambos Charalambous
2018-01-11
Signed
Enfield, Southgate
Labour
Martin Docherty
2018-01-11
Signed
West Dunbartonshire
Scottish National Party
Jim Cunningham
2018-01-15
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Marie Rimmer
2018-01-15
Signed
St Helens South and Whiston
Labour
George Howarth
2018-01-15
Signed
Knowsley
Labour
Jared O'Mara
2018-01-15
Signed
Sheffield, Hallam
Independent
Stewart McDonald
2018-01-15
Signed
Glasgow South
Scottish National Party
Alistair Carmichael
2018-01-15
Signed
Orkney and Shetland
Liberal Democrat
Martin Whitfield
2018-01-15
Signed
East Lothian
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2018-01-15
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
Crispin Blunt
2018-01-15
Signed
Reigate
Conservative
Gareth Snell
2018-01-16
Signed
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Labour/Co-operative
Kelvin Hopkins
2018-01-17
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Roger Godsiff
2018-01-17
Signed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Labour
Alison Thewliss
2018-01-17
Signed
Glasgow Central
Scottish National Party
Edward Davey
2018-01-18
Signed
Kingston and Surbiton
Liberal Democrat
Hugh Gaffney
2018-01-18
Signed
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Labour
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
2018-01-18
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour/Co-operative
Sandy Martin
2018-01-19
Signed
Ipswich
Labour
Ruth George
2018-01-19
Signed
High Peak
Labour
Stephen Twigg
2018-01-22
Signed
Liverpool, West Derby
Labour
Tonia Antoniazzi
2018-01-22
Signed
Gower
Labour
Christine Jardine
2018-01-23
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
Mike Gapes
2018-01-24
Signed
Ilford South
Labour
Helen Hayes
2018-01-29
Signed
Dulwich and West Norwood
Labour
Stuart McDonald
2018-01-29
Signed
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish National Party
Caroline Lucas
2018-02-20
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Green