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词条 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
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  1. Background

  2. Summary of the Act

  3. Parliamentary Passage

      House of Commons    First Reading    Second Reading    Committee Stage    Report Stage    Third Reading    House of Lords    First Reading    Second Reading    Committee Stage    Report Stage    Third Reading   Royal Assent 

  4. Commencement

      17 July 2013: Royal Assent    31 October 2013: Power to Make Subordinate Legislation    21 January 2014: Power to Make Subordinate Legislation    13 March 2014: Same-Sex Marriage    29 March 2014: Marriage Ceremonies    3 June 2014: Marriage in British Consulates in Armed Forces Bases Overseas and in Military Chapels    10 December 2014: Conversion of Civil Partnerships and Marriage of Transgender Persons    UK Crown Dependencies and Territories  

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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|long_title = An Act to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in England and Wales, about gender change by married persons and civil partners, about consular functions in relation to marriage, for the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas, for permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar, for the review of civil partnership, for the review of survivor benefits under occupational pension schemes, and for connected purposes.
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The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales.[1]

Background

Civil partnership became lawful in the United Kingdom in 2004, allowing same-sex couples and couples of whom one spouse had changed gender to live in legally-recognised intimate partnerships similar to marriage, but without permitting them to marry, or describe themselves as married. It also compelled opposite-sex couples to end their marriage if one or both spouses underwent gender change surgery, or if the couple were not recognised in law as having male and female gender.

Following the 2010 General Election, in September 2011, Liberal Democrat Minister for Equalities Lynne Featherstone announced that the Government of the United Kingdom would launch a consultation in March 2012 on how to introduce civil marriage for same sex couples in England and Wales.[2] The consultation closed in June 2012 and, in December 2012, the new Minister for Women and Equalities, Maria Miller, announced that the Government would be introducing legislation "within the lifetime of this Parliament" and that they were "working towards this happening within this Parliamentary Session".[3] The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 24 January 2013. The leaders of the three main political parties in the United Kingdom gave their members a free vote in Parliament on the legislation, meaning they would not be whipped to vote for or against it.[4]

The Bill was welcomed by many, including the gay rights campaigning group Stonewall.[5] The organisation Labour Humanists said there was "no credible ethical reason" to oppose gay marriage[6] and Minister for Women and Equalities, Maria Miller, told the House of Commons that the proposals "will strengthen, not weaken" the institution of marriage.[7]

Others opposed the Bill. In December 2012, Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, used his Christmas sermon to link the Bill to how he considered "Nazis and Communists undermined faith".[8] Concerns about the teaching of same sex marriage or same sex relationships in school were highlighted by Minister for Faith Baroness Warsi.[9] The campaign director of lobby group Coalition for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage, labelled the legislation "appalling".[10] On 18 May 2013 over 400 leading Muslims, including head teachers and senior representatives of mosques across the country, published an open letter opposing the act on the grounds that "Muslim parents will be robbed of their right to raise their children according to their beliefs, as gay relationships are taught as something normal to their primary-aged children".[11]

Some Members of the House of Commons spoke out against the Bill. The Conservative MP for Hendon, Matthew Offord asked if "other forms of marriage, such as polygamy" would be introduced as a result of the same-sex marriage plans, although the Government has said that this "would not be possible".[12] Edward Leigh, Conservative MP for Gainsborough accused the government of attempting to "redefine" marriage[13] and Labour MP Austin Mitchell tweeted that gay marriage was "neither urgent nor important".[14]

The Bill included a "quadruple lock"[15] to safeguard religious organisations from being forced to conduct same sex marriages, however in 2013 the Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has called marriage between a man and a woman "a social institution which predates both church and state" and that what he described as an "absence of overwhelming public consensus for change ought to give pause for thought",[16] despite the fact that the "quadruple lock" would not permit the Church of England or the Church in Wales to conduct same sex marriages, without expressly confirming that they wished to do so.

Summary of the Act

Provision(s)EffectStatus
Section 1
  • Makes same-sex marriage legal.
  • Preserves the Canon law of the Church of England which states that marriage is between opposite-sex couples only.
  • States that the common law duty on members of the clergy to solemnise marriages does not extend to same-sex marriages.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 2
  • Provides protections for individuals and religious organisations who choose not to "opt in" to solemnise same-sex marriages from any liability including through amending the Equality Act 2010.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 3
  • Amends the Marriage Act 1949 to update the list of marriages which can be solemnised without the need for any "opt in":
    • religious marriages for opposite-sex couples only in registered buildings;
    • civil marriages for all couples in a register office;
    • civil marriages for all couples in approved premises e.g. a hotel;
    • religious marriages for opposite-sex couples by the Quakers or the Jewish religion;
    • religious marriages for opposite-sex couples, one of whom is house-bound or detained;
    • civil marriages for all couples, one of whom is house-bound or detained;
    • marriages for opposite sex couples in a church or chapel of the Church of England or the Church in Wales.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 4 and Schedule 1.
  • Sets out the procedure by which religious organisations (except for the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Quakers and the Jewish religion) can "opt in" to solemnise same-sex marriages in religious buildings.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 5
  • Sets out the procedure by which the Quakers and the Jewish religion can "opt in" to solemnise same-sex marriages.
  • Sets out the procedure by which religious organisations (except for the Church of England and the Church in Wales) can solemnise same-sex marriages where one or both of the same-sex couple is house-bound or detained.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 6
  • Sets out the procedure by which same-sex marriages may be solemnised in naval, military and air force chapels (except for marriages according to the rites of the Church of England or the Church in Wales).
 Fully in force (since 3 June 2014).
Section 7
  • Amends the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970 so that the Registrar General can authorise a religious marriage ceremony of a same-sex couple if the relevant governing authority has consented to marriages of same-sex couples. The Registrar General is permitted to authorise marriages where one of the couple is seriously ill, is not expected to recover and cannot be moved.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 8
  • Sets out the procedure by which the Church in Wales can "opt in" to solemnise same-sex marriages. The Lord Chancellor would have to be satisfied that the Governing Body of the Church in Wales had resolved that the law should be changed to allow for the marriage of same-sex couples according to the rites of the Church in Wales. He must then make an order permitting the Church in Wales to perform same-sex marriages.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 9
  • Sets out the procedure by which couples in a civil partnership can convert their civil partnership into a marriage.
 Fully in force (since 10 December 2014).
Section 10 and Schedule 2
  • Provides that same-sex marriages entered into outside of the United Kingdom will be recognised as a marriage in England and Wales.
  • Provides that same-sex marriages entered into in England and Wales will be recognised as civil partnerships in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
 Fully in force (since 13 March 2014).
Section 11 and Schedules 3 and 4
  • Provides that, as a general rule, marriage has the same effect in relation to same sex couples as it has in relation to opposite sex couples under English law.
  • Sets out how English law is to be interpreted to ensure that same-sex marriages are treated in the same way as opposite-sex marriages.
  • Sets out certain exceptions to the general rule.

Section 11 and Schedule 3 fully in force (since 13 March 2014). Schedule 4 almost entirely in force (since between 13 March and 10 December 2014) with one exception.

Section 12 and Schedule 5
  • Amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to enable existing marriages registered in England and Wales or outside the United Kingdom to continue where one or both parties change their legal gender and both parties wish to remain married. It also amends the Act to enable a civil partnership to continue where both parties change their gender simultaneously and wish to remain in their civil partnership.
 Fully in force (since 10 December 2014).
Section 13 and Schedule 6
  • Repeals the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 in England, Wales and Scotland.
  • Permits secondary legislation to be made which allows for marriages to take place in overseas consulates.
  • Permits secondary legislation to be made which allows for certificates of no impediment to marriage to be issued where a United Kingdom national wishes to marry overseas according to local laws of that country or territory.
  • Permits secondary legislation to be made which allows for members of the armed forces serving overseas, and accompanying civilians, to marry in the presence of a chaplain or other authorised officer.
 Fully in force (since 3 June 2014).
Section 14
  • Requires the government to arrange for a review of whether secondary legislation should be made which would permit belief-based organisations (such as humanists) to solemnise marriages and for a report on the outcome of the review to be produced and published before 1 January 2015.
 Fully in force (since 31 October 2013).
Section 15
  • Requires the government to arrange for review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in England and Wales to be carried out, and for a report on the outcome of the review to be produced and published.
 Fully in force (since 17 July 2013).
Section 16
  • Requires the government to arrange for review of certain matters relating to occupational pension schemes to be carried out, and for a report on the outcome of the review to be produced and published before 1 July 2014. Following the review, the government may make secondary legislation for the purpose of eliminating or reducing relevant differences in survivor benefits.
 Fully in force (since 17 July 2013).
Section 17 and Schedule 7
  • Makes various transitional and consequential provisions.
  • Allows for secondary legislation which is needed to ensure the effective transition from marriage only being available to opposite-sex couples to being available for all couples.
  • Deals with transitional arrangements in relation to "approved premises", e.g. premises (such as hotels) which have been approved by local authorities as venues for civil marriages and civil partnerships, and provides that any premises in the process of applying to be approved, or already approved as a venue for marriages of opposite sex couples will automatically be approved as a venue for marriages of same sex couples. Any future applications for, and grants of, approval of premises, will be for both same sex and opposite sex civil marriage.
  • Makes amendments to a number of pieces of legislation in consequence of the introduction of same-sex marriage, notably the Marriage Act 1949, the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Public Order Act 1986, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Pension Schemes Act 1993, the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, and the Equality Act 2010.
 Fully in force (since 17 July 2013) with some exceptions.
Section 18
  • Sets out which of the different procedures by which secondary legislation is made apply to the different powers to make secondary legislation in the Act.
 Fully in force (since 31 October 2013).
Section 19
  • Defines various expressions used in the Act.
 Fully in force (since 31 October 2013).
Section 20
  • Sets out the territorial extent of the Act: England and Wales, with some provisions also applying to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
 Fully in force (since 31 October 2013).
Section 21
  • Sets out the short title of the Act: the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
  • Brings into force sections 15, 16 and 21 on the date on which the Act comes is passed (17 July 2013) and the rest when the Lord Chancellor or Secretary of State appoints.
 Fully in force (since 17 July 2013).

Parliamentary Passage

House of Commons

First Reading

The Bill received its First Reading on 24 January 2013.[17]

Second Reading

The Bill received its Second Reading on 5 February 2013,[18] passing by a large majority of 400 to 175.[19]

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – Second Reading[20]
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James59= Sajid Javid60= Bernard Jenkin61= Jo Johnson62= Andrew Jones63= Daniel Kawczynski64= Simon Kirby65= Andrew Lansley66= Jessica Lee67= Oliver Letwin68= Brandon Lewis69= Peter Luff70= Mary Macleod71= Francis Maude72= Theresa May73= Jason McCartney74= Patrick McLoughlin75= Mark Menzies76= Maria Miller77= Nigel Mills78= Andrew Mitchell79= Penny Mordaunt80= Stephen Mosley81= David Mowat82= David Mundell83= Andrew Murrison84= Brooks Newmark85= Sarah Newton86= Eric Ollerenshaw87= Guy Opperman88= George Osborne89= Richard Ottaway90= John Penrose91= Andrew Percy92= Eric Pickles93= Christopher Pincher94= Dan Poulter95= Dominic Raab96= Mark Reckless97= Hugh Robertson98= Amber Rudd99= Laura Sandys100= Grant Shapps101= Alok Sharma102= Mark Simmonds103= Keith Simpson104= Chris Skidmore105= Chloe Smith106= Julian Smith107= Nicholas Soames108= Anna Soubry109= Caroline Spelman110= Andrew Stephenson111= Iain Stewart112= Rory Stewart113= Desmond Swayne (teller)114= Hugo Swire115= Justin Tomlinson116= Elizabeth Truss117= Edward Vaizey118= Theresa Villiers119= Charles Walker120= Robin Walker121= Angela Watkinson122= Mike Weatherley123= Chris White124= David Willetts125= Sarah Wollaston126= Tim Yeo127= George Young}title= 134 (+2 tellers)1= Nigel Adams2= Adam Afriyie3= Peter Aldous4= David Amess5= James Arbuthnot6= Richard Bacon7= Steven Baker8= Tony Baldry9= Guto Bebb10= Henry Bellingham11= Paul Beresford12= Andrew Bingham13= Bob Blackman14= Peter Bone (teller)15= Graham Brady16= Julian Brazier17= Andrew Bridgen18= Steve Brine19= Fiona Bruce20= Robert Buckland21= Simon Burns22= David Burrowes23= Alun Cairns24= Douglas Carswell25= William Cash26= Rehman Chishti27= Christopher Chope28= Geoffrey Clifton-Brown29= Therese Coffey (teller)30= Geoffrey Cox31= Stephen Crabb32= David Davies33= Glyn Davies34= Philip Davies35= David Davis36= Nick de Bois37= Caroline Dinenage38= Richard Drax39= Charlie Elphicke40= Jonathan Evans41= David Evennett42= Michael Fallon43= Liam Fox44= Mark Francois45= George Freeman46= Roger Gale47= Edward Garnier48= Mark Garnier49= Cheryl Gillan50= John Glen51= Robert Goodwill52= James Gray53= Andrew Griffiths54= Robert Halfon55= Simon Hart56= Alan Haselhurst57= John Hayes58= Oliver Heald59= Gordon Henderson60= Philip Hollobone61= Adam Holloway62= Gerald Howarth63= Stewart Jackson64= Gareth Johnson65= David Jones66= Marcus Jones67= Greg Knight68= Kwasi Kwarteng69= Mark Lancaster70= Pauline Latham71= Jeremy Lefroy72= Edward Leigh73= Julian Lewis74= David Lidington75= Peter Lilley76= Jack Lopresti77= Jonathan Lord78= Tim Loughton79= Karen Lumley80= Anne Main81= Paul Maynard82= Karl McCartney83= Anne McIntosh84= Stephen McPartland85= Esther McVey86= Stephen Metcalfe87= Nicky Morgan88= Anne-Marie Morris89= David Morris90= James Morris91= Bob Neill92= Caroline Nokes93= David Nuttall94= Stephen O'Brien95= Matthew Offord96= James Paice97= Neil Parish98= Priti Patel99= Owen Paterson100= Mark Pawsey101= Michael Penning102= Mark Pritchard103= John Randall104= John Redwood105= Jacob Rees-Mogg106= Simon Reevell107= Malcolm Rifkind108= Andrew Robathan109= Laurence Robertson110= Andrew Rosindell111= David Ruffley112= David Rutley113= Andrew Selous114= Alec Shelbrooke115= Richard Shepherd116= Henry Smith117= John Stanley118= John Stevenson119= Bob Stewart120= Mel Stride121= Julian Sturdy122= Robert Syms123= Peter Tapsell124= David Tredinnick125= Andrew Turner126= Shailesh Vara127= Martin Vickers128= Ben Wallace129= Robert Walter130= James Wharton131= Heather Wheeler132= Craig Whittaker133= John Whittingdale134= Bill Wiggin135= Gavin Williamson136= Jeremy Wright}title= 51= Angie Bray2= Andrea Leadsom3= Phillip Lee4= Charlotte Leslie5= Rob Wilson}title= 361= Harriett Baldwin2= Stephen Barclay3= Jake Berry4= Brian Binley5= Nicola Blackwood6= Jonathan Djanogly7= Jackie Doyle-Price8= Philip Dunne9= Tobias Ellwood10= George Eustice11= Graham Evans12= Nigel Evans13= Richard Fuller14= Dominic Grieve15= Philip Hammond16= Rebecca Harris17= Mark Hoban18= Nick Hurd19= Chris Kelly20= Eleanor Laing21= Ian Liddell-Grainger22= Patrick Mercer23= Anne Milton24= Sheryll Murray25= Jesse Norman26= Claire Perry27= Stephen Phillips28= Mark Prisk29= Lee Scott30= Mark Spencer31= Gary Streeter32= Graham Stuart33= Edward Timpson34= Andrew Tyrie35= Paul Uppal36= Nadhim Zahawi}
title= 2171= Diane Abbott2= Debbie Abrahams3= Bob Ainsworth4= Douglas Alexander5= Heidi Alexander6= Rushanara Ali7= Graham Allen8= David Anderson9= Jonathan Ashworth10= Ian Austin11= Adrian Bailey12= William Bain13= Edward Balls14= Gordon Banks15= Kevin Barron16= Hugh Bayley17= Margaret Beckett18= Hilary Benn19= Luciana Berger20= Clive Betts21= Roberta Blackman-Woods22= Hazel Blears23= Tom Blenkinsop24= Paul Blomfield25= David Blunkett26= Ben Bradshaw27= Kevin Brennan28= Lyn Brown29= Nick Brown30= Russell Brown31= Chris Bryant32= Karen Buck33= Richard Burden34= Andy Burnham35= Liam Byrne36= Alan Campbell37= Martin Caton38= Sarah Champion39= Jenny Chapman40= Katy Clark41= Ann Clwyd42= Vernon Coaker43= Ann Coffey44= Michael Connarty45= Yvette Cooper46= Jeremy Corbyn47= Mary Creagh48= Stella Creasy49= Jon Cruddas50= John Cryer51= Jim Cunningham52= Margaret Curran53= Nicholas Dakin54= Simon Danczuk55= Alistair Darling56= Wayne David57= Ian Davidson58= Geraint Davies59= Gloria De Piero60= John Denham61= Frank Dobson62= Thomas Docherty63= Frank Doran64= Stephen Doughty65= Jim Dowd66= Gemma Doyle67= Jack Dromey68= Michael Dugher69= Angela Eagle70= Maria Eagle71= Clive Efford72= Julie Elliott73= Louise Ellman74= Natascha Engel75= Chris Evans76= Paul Farrelly77= Frank Field78= Jim Fitzpatrick79= Caroline Flint80= Paul Flynn81= Yvonne Fovargue82= Hywel Francis83= Mike Gapes84= Barry Gardiner85= Sheila Gilmore86= Helen Goodman87= Tom Greatrex88= Kate Green89= Lilian Greenwood90= Nia Griffith91= Andrew Gwynne92= Peter Hain93= David Hamilton94= Fabian Hamilton95= David Hanson96= Harriet Harman97= Tom Harris98= John Healey99= Mark Hendrick100= Stephen Hepburn101= Meg Hillier102= Julie Hilling103= Margaret Hodge104= Sharon Hodgson105= Kate Hoey106= Kelvin Hopkins107= George Howarth108= Tristram Hunt109= Huw Irranca-Davies110= Glenda Jackson111= Siân James112= Cathy Jamieson113= Dan Jarvis114= Alan Johnson115= Diana Johnson116= Graham Jones117= Helen Jones118= Kevan Jones119= Susan Elan Jones120= Tessa Jowell121= Gerald Kaufman122= Barbara Keeley123= Liz Kendall124= Sadiq Khan125= David Lammy126= Ian Lavery127= Mark Lazarowicz128= Christopher Leslie129= Ivan Lewis130= Andrew Love131= Ian Lucas132= Fiona Mactaggart133= Shabana Mahmood134= Seema Malhotra135= John Mann136= Gordon Marsden137= Stephen McCabe138= Kerry McCarthy139= Gregg McClymont140= Siobhain McDonagh141= Andrew McDonald142= John McDonnell143= Pat McFadden144= Alison McGovern145= Anne McGuire146= Ann McKechin147= Catherine McKinnell148= Alan Meale149= David Miliband150= Edward Miliband151= Andrew Miller152= Austin Mitchell153= Madeleine Moon154= Jessica Morden155= Graeme Morrice156= Grahame Morris157= Meg Munn158= Jim Murphy159= Ian Murray160= Lisa Nandy161= Pamela Nash162= Fiona O'Donnell163= Chi Onwurah164= Sandra Osborne165= Albert Owen166= Teresa Pearce167= Toby Perkins168= Bridget Phillipson169= Lucy Powell170= Nick Raynsford171= Jamie Reed172= Steve Reed173= Rachel Reeves174= Emma Reynolds175= Jonathan Reynolds176= Linda Riordan177= John Robertson178= Geoffrey Robinson179= Steve Rotheram180= Lindsay Roy181= Chris Ruane182= Joan Ruddock183= Anas Sarwar184= Andy Sawford185= Alison Seabeck186= Barry Sheerman187= Dennis Skinner188= Andy Slaughter189= Andrew Smith190= Angela Smith191= Nick Smith192= Owen Smith193= John Spellar194= Jack Straw195= Graham Stringer196= Gisela Stuart197= Gerry Sutcliffe198= Mark Tami199= Gareth Thomas200= Emily Thornberry201= Jon Trickett202= Karl Turner203= Stephen Twigg204= Chuka Umunna205= Keith Vaz206= Valerie Vaz207= Joan Walley208= Tom Watson209= Dave Watts210= Alan Whitehead211= Chris Williamson212= Phil Wilson213= David Winnick214= Rosie Winterton215= John Woodcock216= David Wright217= Iain Wright}title= 221= Joe Benton2= Ronnie Campbell3= Tom Clarke4= Rosie Cooper5= David Crausby6= Tony Cunningham7= Jim Dobbin8= Brian H Donohoe9= Robert Flello10= Mary Glindon11= Paul Goggins12= Dai Havard13= Michael McCann14= Jim McGovern15= Iain McKenzie16= George Mudie17= Paul Murphy18= Stephen Pound19= Frank Roy20= Jim Sheridan21= Derek Twigg22= Mike Wood
}}		 –title= 181= Anne Begg2= Gordon Brown3= Alex Cunningham4= Bill Esterson5= Pat Glass6= Roger Godsiff7= David Heyes8= Jimmy Hood9= Lindsay Hoyle10= Khalid Mahmood11= Michael Meacher12= Ian Mearns13= Dawn Primarolo14= Yasmin Qureshi15= Virendra Sharma16= Gavin Shuker17= Stephen Timms18= Shaun Woodward}
title= 44 (+1 teller)1= Danny Alexander2= Tom Brake3= Annette Brooke4= Jeremy Browne5= Malcolm Bruce6= Paul Burstow7= Lorely Burt8= Vincent Cable9= Menzies Campbell10= Alistair Carmichael11= Nicholas Clegg12= Michael Crockart13= Edward Davey14= Tim Farron15= Lynne Featherstone16= Don Foster17= Andrew George18= Stephen Gilbert19= Duncan Hames20= Mike Hancock21= Nick Harvey22= David Heath23= John Hemming24= Simon Hughes25= Mark Hunter (teller)26= Julian Huppert27= Norman Lamb28= David Laws29= John Leech30= Stephen Lloyd31= Michael Moore32= Tessa Munt33= Alan Reid34= Dan Rogerson35= Bob Russell36= Adrian Sanders37= Robert Smith38= Andrew Stunell39= Ian Swales40= Jo Swinson41= Steve Webb42= Mark Williams43= Roger Williams44= Stephen Williams45= Simon Wright}title= 41= Alan Beith2= Gordon Birtwistle3= John Pugh4= Sarah Teather
}}		 –title= 71= Norman Baker2= Martin Horwood3= Charles Kennedy4= Greg Mulholland5= John Thurso6= David Ward7= Jennifer Willott
}}
– – –title= 61= Stewart Hosie2= Angus MacNeil3= Angus Robertson4= Mike Weir5= Eilidh Whiteford6= Pete Wishart
}}
–title= 81= Gregory Campbell2= Nigel Dodds3= Jeffrey Donaldson4= William McCrea5= Ian Paisley Jnr6= Jim Shannon7= David Simpson8= Sammy Wilson
}}		 – –
title= 31= Jonathan Edwards2= Elfyn Llwyd3= Hywel Williams
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title= 11= Caroline Lucas} – – –
title= 11= Mark Durkan} – –title= 21= Alasdair McDonnell2= Margaret Ritchie}
title= 11= Naomi Long} – – –
title= 11= George Galloway} – – –
Independentstitle= 11= Eric Joyce}title= 21= Sylvia Hermon2= Nadine Dorries} – –
Total 395 (+2 tellers) 170 (+2 tellers) 5 74

The SNP did not vote, as the Bill largely applies to England and Wales only.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

Committee Stage

The Bill was examined by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee, a Public Bill Committee established to scrutinise the Bill line-by-line. The Committee made no amendments to the Bill and returned it to the House of Commons on 12 March 2013.[22]

Prior to its scrutiny of the Bill, the Committee heard evidence from a number of witnesses. On 12 February 2013, the Committee heard evidence from the Church of England, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, the Church in Wales, Lord Pannick QC, Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC, Stonewall, the Lesbian and Gay Foundation, the Gender Identity Research and Education Society, Liberal Judaism, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Out4Marriage, the Coalition for Marriage, and Professor Julian Rivers of the University of Bristol Law School.[23]

On 14 February 2013, the Committee heard evidence from the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers in Britain), the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church, Liberty, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Cooperative Group, Schools OUT, the PSHE Association, Jeffrey John, Alice Arnold, Brendan O'Neill, and Mark Jones of Ormerod Solicitors.[23]

Members of the Public Bill Committee included:[24]

MemberPartyConstituency
Jimmy Hood MP (Chair) Labour Lanark and Hamilton East
Gary Streeter MP (Chair) Conservative South West Devon
Stuart Andrew MP Conservative Pudsey
Ben Bradshaw MP Labour Exeter
Chris Bryant MP Labour Rhondda
David Burrowes MP Conservative Enfield Southgate
Stephen Doughty MP Labour Cardiff South and Penarth
Jane Ellison MP Conservative Battersea
Steve Gilbert MP Liberal Democrat St Austell and Newquay
Helen Grant MP Conservative Maidstone and The Weald
Kate Green MP Labour Stretford and Urmston
Simon Kirby MP Conservative Brighton Kemptown
Kwasi Kwarteng MP Conservative Spelthorne
Tim Loughton MP Conservative East Worthing and Shoreham
Siobhain McDonagh MP Labour Mitcham and Morden
Alison McGovern MP Labour Wirral South
Jonathan Reynolds MP Labour Co-op Stalybridge and Hyde
Hugh Robertson MP Conservative Faversham and Mid Kent
Jim Shannon MP Democratic Unionist Party Strangford
Desmond Swayne MP Conservative New Forest West
Stephen Williams MP Liberal Democrat Bristol West

Report Stage

The Bill was examined by the House of Commons as a whole during the Report Stage on 20 and 21 May 2013.[25] During the Report Stage, a number of amendments were made to the Bill:

  • A new clause was inserted which makes clear that chaplains who are employed by a non-religious organisation (such as in a hospital or a university) who refuse to conduct a same sex marriage will not contravene anti-discrimination legislation.
  • Clause 8 was amended to state that if the Governing Body of the Church in Wales makes clear that it wishes to conduct same sex marriages, the Lord Chancellor must make an order allowing it to do so, rather than simply having the power to do so.
  • Following pressure on the government to open up access to civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples, a new clause was inserted which will require there to be a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in England and Wales as soon as practicable.

Third Reading

The Bill received its Third Reading in the House of Commons on 21 May 2013, passing with a majority of 366 to 161.[26]

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – Third Reading[27]
PartyVotes forVotes againstBoth (Registered abstentions)Did Not Vote
title=117 (+1 teller)1= Stuart Andrew2= Harriett Baldwin3= Stephen Barclay4= Gregory Barker5= John Baron6= Gavin Barwell7= Richard Benyon8= Crispin Blunt9= Nicholas Boles10= Peter Bottomley11= Karen Bradley12= James Brokenshire13= Aidan Burley14= Alistair Burt15= Dan Byles16= David Cameron17= Neil Carmichael18= Greg Clark19= Oliver Colvile20= Tracey Crouch21= Stephen Dorrell22= James Duddridge23= Alan Duncan24= Iain Duncan Smith25= Michael Ellis26= Jane Ellison27= Tobias Ellwood28= Michael Fabricant29= Mark Field30= Mike Freer31= Lorraine Fullbrook32= David Gauke33= Nick Gibb34= Zac Goldsmith35= Michael Gove36= Helen Grant37= Chris Grayling38= Damian Green39= Justine Greening40= Ben Gummer41= Sam Gyimah42= Stephen Hammond43= Matthew Hancock44= Greg Hands45= Mark Harper46= Richard Harrington47= Rebecca Harris48= Chris Heaton-Harris49= Charles Hendry50= Nick Herbert51= Damian Hinds52= George Hollingbery53= Kris Hopkins54= Jeremy Hunt55= Margot James56= Sajid Javid57= Bernard Jenkin58= Jo Johnson59= Andrew Jones60= Daniel Kawczynski61= Simon Kirby62= Andrew Lansley63= Pauline Latham64= Jessica Lee65= Oliver Letwin66= Brandon Lewis67= Peter Luff68= Mary Macleod69= Francis Maude70= Theresa May71= Jason McCartney72= Patrick McLoughlin73= Mark Menzies74= Maria Miller75= Nigel Mills76= Andrew Mitchell77= Penny Mordaunt78= Stephen Mosley79= David Mowat80= Brooks Newmark81= Eric Ollerenshaw82= Guy Opperman83= George Osborne84= Richard Ottaway85= John Penrose86= Andrew Percy87= Stephen Phillips88= Eric Pickles89= Dan Poulter90= Dominic Raab91= Hugh Robertson92= Amber Rudd93= Laura Sandys94= Grant Shapps95= Mark Simmonds96= Chris Skidmore97= Chloe Smith98= Julian Smith99= Anna Soubry100= Caroline Spelman101= Andrew Stephenson102= Iain Stewart103= Desmond Swayne (teller)104= Justin Tomlinson105= Elizabeth Truss106= Edward Vaizey107= Theresa Villiers108= Charles Walker109= Robin Walker110= Angela Watkinson111= Mike Weatherley112= Chris White113= David Willetts114= Sarah Wollaston115= Tim Yeo116= George Young117= Nadhim Zahawi}title= 127 (+2 tellers)1= Nigel Adams2= Adam Afriyie3= Peter Aldous4= David Amess5= Richard Bacon6= Guto Bebb7= Henry Bellingham8= Paul Beresford9= Andrew Bingham10= Nicola Blackwood11= Peter Bone12= Graham Brady13= Julian Brazier14= Andrew Bridgen15= Steve Brine16= Fiona Bruce17= Robert Buckland18= Simon Burns19= David Burrowes20= Douglas Carswell21= William Cash22= Rehman Chishti23= Christopher Chope24= Therese Coffey25= Geoffrey Cox26= Stephen Crabb27= David Davies28= Glyn Davies29= Philip Davies30= David Davis31= Nick de Bois32= Nadine Dorries33= Jackie Doyle-Price34= Richard Drax35= Charlie Elphicke36= Jonathan Evans37= David Evennett38= Liam Fox39= Mark Francois40= George Freeman41= Roger Gale42= Edward Garnier43= Mark Garnier44= Cheryl Gillan45= John Glen46= Robert Goodwill47= James Gray48= Andrew Griffiths49= Robert Halfon50= Simon Hart51= Alan Haselhurst52= John Hayes53= Oliver Heald54= Gordon Henderson55= Philip Hollobone56= Adam Holloway57= Gerald Howarth58= Stewart Jackson59= Gareth Johnson60= David Jones61= Marcus Jones62= Greg Knight63= Kwasi Kwarteng64= Mark Lancaster (teller)65= Jeremy Lefroy66= Edward Leigh67= Julian Lewis68= Ian Liddell-Grainger69= David Lidington70= Peter Lilley71= Jonathan Lord72= Tim Loughton73= Karen Lumley74= Anne Main75= Paul Maynard76= Karl McCartney77= Anne McIntosh78= Stephen McPartland79= Esther McVey80= Stephen Metcalfe81= Anne Milton82= Nicky Morgan83= Anne-Marie Morris84= David Morris85= James Morris86= Bob Neill87= David Nuttall88= Stephen O'Brien89= Matthew Offord90= James Paice91= Neil Parish92= Priti Patel93= Owen Paterson94= Mark Pawsey95= Michael Penning96= Mark Pritchard97= John Randall (teller)98= John Redwood99= Jacob Rees-Mogg100= Malcolm Rifkind101= Andrew Robathan102= Laurence Robertson103= Andrew Rosindell104= David Rutley105= Lee Scott106= Andrew Selous107= Alec Shelbrooke108= Richard Shepherd109= Henry Smith110= John Stanley111= John Stevenson112= Bob Stewart113= Mel Stride114= Julian Sturdy115= Robert Syms116= David Tredinnick117= Andrew Turner118= Shailesh Vara119= Martin Vickers120= Ben Wallace121= Robert Walter122= James Wharton123= Heather Wheeler124= Craig Whittaker125= John Whittingdale126= Bill Wiggin127= Gavin Williamson128= Jeremy Wright}title= 71= Graham Evans2= John Howell3= Andrea Leadsom4= Philip Lee5= Charlotte Leslie6= Claire Perry7= Rob Wilson}title= 511= James Arbuthnot2= Steven Baker3= Tony Baldry4= Jake Berry5= Brian Binley6= Bob Blackman7= Angie Bray8= Conor Burns9= Alun Cairns10= James Clappison11= Kenneth Clarke12= Geoffrey Clifton-Brown13= Damian Collins14= Caroline Dinenage15= Jonathan Djanogly16= George Eustice17= Nigel Evans18= Michael Fallon19= Richard Graham20= Dominic Grieve21= William Hague22= Philip Hammond23= Mark Hoban24= Nick Hurd25= Greg Knight26= Eleanor Laing27= Jack Lopresti28= Patrick Mercer29= David Mundell30= Sheryll Murray31= Andrew Murrison32= Sarah Newton33= Caroline Nokes34= Jesse Norman35= Christopher Pincher36= Mark Prisk37= Mark Reckless38= Simon Reevell39= David Ruffley40= Alok Sharma41= Keith Simpson42= Nicholas Soames43= Mark Spencer44= Rory Stewart45= Gary Streeter46= Graham Stuart47= Hugo Swire48= Peter Tapsell49= Edward Timpson50= Andrew Tyrie51= Paul Uppal}
title=1941= Diane Abbott2= Debbie Abrahams3= Douglas Alexander4= Heidi Alexander5= Rushanara Ali6= Graham Allen7= Jonathan Ashworth8= Adrian Bailey9= William Bain10= Edward Balls11= Gordon Banks12= Kevin Barron13= Hugh Bayley14= Margaret Beckett15= Anne Begg16= Hilary Benn17= Luciana Berger18= Clive Betts19= Roberta Blackman-Woods20= Tom Blenkinsop21= Paul Blomfield22= Ben Bradshaw23= Kevin Brennan24= Gordon Brown25= Lyn Brown26= Chris Bryant27= Karen Buck28= Richard Burden29= Andy Burnham30= Liam Byrne31= Alan Campbell32= Martin Caton33= Sarah Champion34= Jenny Chapman35= Katy Clark36= Ann Clwyd37= Vernon Coaker38= Ann Coffey39= Yvette Cooper40= Jeremy Corbyn41= Mary Creagh42= Stella Creasy43= Jon Cruddas44= John Cryer45= Jim Cunningham46= Margaret Curran47= Nicholas Dakin48= Simon Danczuk49= Alistair Darling50= Wayne David51= Ian Davidson52= Geraint Davies53= Gloria De Piero54= John Denham55= Frank Dobson56= Stephen Doughty57= Jim Dowd58= Gemma Doyle59= Jack Dromey60= Michael Dugher61= Angela Eagle62= Maria Eagle63= Clive Efford64= Julie Elliott65= Louise Ellman66= Natascha Engel67= Bill Esterson68= Chris Evans69= Paul Farrelly70= Frank Field71= Jim Fitzpatrick72= Caroline Flint73= Paul Flynn74= Yvonne Fovargue75= Hywel Francis76= Mike Gapes77= Barry Gardiner78= Sheila Gilmore79= Pat Glass80= Kate Green81= Lilian Greenwood82= Nia Griffith83= Andrew Gwynne84= David Hamilton85= Fabian Hamilton86= David Hanson87= Tom Harris88= John Healey89= Mark Hendrick90= Stephen Hepburn91= Meg Hillier92= Julie Hilling93= Margaret Hodge94= Sharon Hodgson95= Kate Hoey96= Kelvin Hopkins97= George Howarth98= Huw Irranca-Davies99= Cathy Jamieson100= Dan Jarvis101= Alan Johnson102= Graham Jones103= Kevan Jones104= Susan Elan Jones105= Tessa Jowell106= Gerald Kaufman107= Barbara Keeley108= Liz Kendall109= David Lammy110= Ian Lavery111= Mark Lazarowicz112= Chris Leslie113= Emma Lewell-Buck114= Andrew Love115= Fiona Mactaggart116= Shabana Mahmood117= Seema Malhotra118= John Mann119= Gordon Marsden120= Steve McCabe121= Kerry McCarthy122= Gregg McClymont123= Siobhain McDonagh124= Andrew McDonald125= Pat McFadden126= Alison McGovern127= Anne McGuire128= Ann McKechin129= Iain McKenzie130= Catherine McKinnell131= Michael Meacher132= Alan Meale133= Ian Mearns134= Ed Miliband135= Madeleine Moon136= Jessica Morden137= Graeme Morrice138= Grahame Morris139= Meg Munn140= Jim Murphy141= Ian Murray142= Lisa Nandy143= Pamela Nash144= Fiona O'Donnell145= Chi Onwurah146= Sandra Osborne147= Albert Owen148= Teresa Pearce149= Toby Perkins150= Bridget Phillipson151= Yasmin Qureshi152= Nick Raynsford153= Jamie Reed154= Steve Reed155= Emma Reynolds156= Jonathan Reynolds157= Linda Riordan158= John Robertson159= Geoffrey Robinson160= Steve Rotheram161= Frank Roy162= Lindsay Roy163= Chris Ruane164= Andy Sawford165= Alison Seabeck166= Virendra Sharma167= Barry Sheerman168= Dennis Skinner169= Andy Slaughter170= Andrew Smith171= Nick Smith172= Owen Smith173= Jack Straw174= Graham Stringer175= Gisela Stuart176= Gerry Sutcliffe177= Mark Tami178= Gareth Thomas179= Emily Thornberry180= Karl Turner181= Stephen Twigg182= Chuka Umunna183= Valerie Vaz184= Joan Walley185= Tom Watson186= Alan Whitehead187= Chris Williamson188= Phil Wilson189= David Winnick190= Rosie Winterton191= Mike Wood192= Shaun Woodward193= David Wright194= Iain Wright
}}		title=141= Joe Benton2= Tom Clarke3= Rosie Cooper4= David Crausby5= Jim Dobbin6= Brian H Donohoe7= Robert Flello8= Mary Glindon9= Roger Godsiff10= Paul Goggins11= George Mudie12= Paul Murphy13= Stephen Pound14= Stephen Timms
}}		 –title= 461= Bob Ainsworth2= David Anderson3= Ian Austin4= Hazel Blears5= David Blunkett6= Nick Brown7= Russell Brown8= Ronnie Campbell9= Michael Connarty10= Alex Cunningham11= Tony Cunningham12= Thomas Docherty13= Frank Doran14= Helen Goodman15= Tom Greatrex16= Peter Hain17= Harriet Harman18= Dai Havard19= David Heyes20= Jimmy Hood21= Lindsay Hoyle22= Tristram Hunt23= Glenda Jackson24= Siân James25= Diana Johnson26= Helen Jones27= Sadiq Khan28= Ivan Lewis29= Ian Lucas30= Khalid Mahmood31= Michael McCann32= John McDonnell33= Jim McGovern34= Andrew Miller35= Austin Mitchell36= Lucy Powell37= Dawn Primarolo38= Rachel Reeves39= Joan Ruddock40= Anas Sarwar41= Jim Sheridan42= Gavin Shuker43= Angela Smith44= John Spellar45= Jon Trickett46= Derek Twigg}
title=43 (+1 teller)1= Danny Alexander2= Norman Baker3= Tom Brake4= Annette Brooke5= Jeremy Browne6= Paul Burstow7= Lorely Burt8= Vincent Cable9= Menzies Campbell10= Alistair Carmichael11= Nicholas Clegg12= Michael Crockart13= Edward Davey14= Lynne Featherstone15= Don Foster16= Andrew George17= Stephen Gilbert18= Duncan Hames19= Mike Hancock20= Nick Harvey21= David Heath22= John Hemming23= Martin Horwood24= Julian Huppert25= Charles Kennedy26= David Laws27= Stephen Lloyd28= Michael Moore29= Greg Mulholland30= Tessa Munt31= Alan Reid32= Dan Rogerson33= Bob Russell34= Adrian Sanders35= Andrew Stunell36= Ian Swales37= Jo Swinson38= Mike Thornton39= John Thurso40= Steve Webb41= Mark Williams42= Roger Williams43= Stephen Williams44= Simon Wright}title= 41= Alan Beith2= Gordon Birtwistle3= John Pugh4= Sarah Teather} –title= 91= Malcolm Bruce2= Tim Farron3= Simon Hughes4= Mark Hunter (teller)5= Norman Lamb6= John Leech7= Robert Smith8= David Ward9= Jennifer Willott}
– – –title= 61= Stewart Hosie2= Angus MacNeil3= Angus Robertson4= Mike Weir5= Eilidh Whiteford6= Pete Wishart
}}
–title= 81= Gregory Campbell2= Nigel Dodds3= Jeffrey Donaldson4= William McCrea5= Ian Paisley Jnr6= Jim Shannon7= David Simpson8= Sammy Wilson
}}		 – –
title= 21= Jonathan Edwards2= Elfyn Llwyd
}}		 – –title= 11= Hywel Williams
}}
title= 11= Caroline Lucas
}}		 – – –
title= 21= Mark Durkan2= Alasdair McDonnell
}}		 – –title= 11= Margaret Ritchie
}}
– – –title= 11= Naomi Long
}}
– – –title= 11= George Galloway
}}
Independents –title= 11= Sylvia Hermon
}}		 –title= 11= Eric Joyce
}}
Total 359 (+2 tellers) 154 (+2 tellers) 7 120

House of Lords

First Reading

The Bill received its First Reading in the House of Lords on 21 May 2013.[28]

Second Reading

The Bill passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 3 and 4 June 2013,[29] after a vote of 390 (72%) votes to 148 (28%) rejected a wrecking amendment that would have denied it a second reading.[30][31] The bill was supported (and the amendment rejected) by a majority from every party having representation in the House.[30]

The House of Lords – whose members at the time averaged an age of 69[32] – primarily acts as a reviewing chamber, and the second reading is often in effect about the principles of a bill. The bill was therefore expected to be faced with a difficult hurdle, including strong, vocal opposition. A rarely used "wrecking" motion was tabled by Lord Dear, to effectively reject the bill in full, in place of its second reading. Speakers opposed to the bill described it as a breach of tradition, undemocratic, against religion, and ill thought out.[33] Supporters of the bill included peers who were themselves in long-term same-sex relationships (Lord Alli, Baroness Barker, Lord Black of Brentwood, Lord Smith of Finsbury), and a fourth whose daughter was in a same-sex relationship, as well as heterosexual peers such as Lord Jenkin who had been supportive of gay rights for decades.[32] Nine of the 14 Anglican bishops attending voted for the amendment and five abstained.[34]

The final vote of almost 3–1 against the amendment, and in favour of the bill as it stood, was described by media and other observers as "very remarkable",[32] "crush[ing]"[33] and "overwhelming".[33][35]

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}{{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}{{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}{{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – Dear Amendment to reject Second Reading[36]
PartyVotes for
(rejects bill)		Votes against
(supports bill)		Did Not Vote[37]
title=161= Lord Anderson of Swansea2= Lord Brennan3= Lord Brooks of Tremorfa4= Lord Carter of Coles5= Lord Clarke of Hampstead6= Lord Davies of Coity7= Lord Gordon of Strathblane8= Lord Grenfell9= Lord Howie of Troon10= Lord Kirkhill11= Lord Leitch12= Lord Morris of Aberavon13= Lord Patel of Blackburn14= Lord Pendry15= Viscount Simon16= Lord Temple-Morris}title=1601= Baroness Adams of Craigielea2= Lord Adonis3= Lord Alli4= Baroness Andrews5= Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top6= Baroness Bakewell7= Lord Barnett8= Lord Bassam of Brighton9= Baron Beecham
}}		 –
title=661= Earl of Arran2= Lord Bell3= Lord Blencathra4= Lord Brougham and Vaux5= Baroness Browning6= Baroness Byford7= Earl Cathcart8= Baron Cormack9= Baroness Cumberlege10= Baroness Eaton11= Baroness Eccles of Mouton12= Viscount Eccles13= Lord Eden of Winton14= Lord Edmiston15= Lord Elton16= Lord Feldman17= Lord Flight18= Baroness Fookes19= Lord Forsyth of Drumlean20= Lord Framlingham21= Baroness Gardner of Parkes22= Lord Geddes23= Lord Glenarthur24= Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach25= Baroness Hooper26= Lord Howard of Rising27= Lord Hurd of Westwell28= Lord James of Blackheath29= Baroness Knight of Collingtree30= Lord Lawson of Blaby31= Lord Leach of Fairford32= Earl of Liverpool33= Marquess of Lothian34= Lord Luke35= Lord Lyell36= Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden37= Lord Mackay of Clashfern38= Lord Magan of Castletown39= Lord Mancroft40= Lord Marlesford41= Lord Mawhinney42= Lord McColl of Dulwich43= Baroness Miller of Hendon44= Duke of Montrose45= Lord Naseby46= Baroness O'Cathain47= Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes48= Lord Palumbo49= Lord Parkinson50= Lord Patten51= Lord Plumb52= Lord Sanderson of Bowden53= Lord Sassoon54= Baroness Seccombe55= Baroness Sharples56= Lord Shaw of Northstead57= Lord Sheikh58= Lord Skelmersdale59= Lord Stewartby60= Lord Swinfen61= Lord Tebbit62= Viscount Trenchard63= Baroness Trumpington64= Viscount Ullswater65= Lord Vinson66= Lord Waddington} 80title= 631= Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon2= Lord Ashcroft3= Baroness Berridge4= Lord Blackwell5= Lord Bowness6= Lord Brittan of Spennithorne7= Baroness Buscombe8= Lord Campbell of Alloway9= Lord Carington10= Lord Cavendish of Furness11= Lord Chadlington12= Lord Coe13= Lord Crathorne14= Lord Denham15= Lord Fraser of Carmyllie16= Lord Freeman17= Viscount Goschen18= Lord Grade of Yarmouth19= Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint20= Lord Hayhoe21= Baroness Heyhoe Flint22= The Earl of Home23= Lord Howe of Aberavon24= Lord Howell of Guildford25= Lord Inglewood26= Baroness James of Holland Park27= Lord Kimball28= Lord Lamont of Lerwick29= Lord Lang of Monkton30= The Earl of Lindsay31= Lord Lingfield32= Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market33= Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth34= Lord Marland35= Lord Montagu of Beaulieu36= Lord Moore of Lower Marsh37= Lord Moynihan38= Lord Northbrook39= Lord Patten of Barnes40= Baroness Rawlings41= Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn42= Lord Renton of Mount Harry43= Lord Ribeiro44= Viscount Ridley45= Lord Roberts of Conwy46= Lord Saatchi47= Lord Selkirk of Douglas48= Lord Selsdon49= Lord Sheppard of Didgemere50= The Earl of Shrewsbury51= Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior52= Lord Spicer53= Lord Sterling of Plaistow54= Lord Strathclyde55= Lord Trefgarne56= Lord True57= Lord Wade of Chorlton58= Lord Wakeham59= Baroness Warsi60= Lord Wei61= Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise62= Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale63= Lord Young of Graffham }
Crossbencherstitle=461= Viscount Allenby2= Lord Butler3= Baroness Butler-Sloss4= Lord Carey5= Lord Carswell6= Lord Cobbold7= Baroness Cox8= Lord Craig9= Lord Curry10= Lord Dannatt11= Lord Dear12= Baroness Deech13= Lord Eames14= Baroness Emerton15= Earl of Erroll16= Lord Gutherie17= Lord Hameed18= Lord Hardie19= Lord Hylton20= Lord Inge21= Lord Kilclooney22= Lord Lewis23= Earl of Listowel24= Lord Lloyd25= Lord Luce26= Earl of Lytton27= Countess of Mar28= Lord Martin29= Baroness Masham30= Lord Mawson31= Viscount Montgomery32= Lord Northbourne33= Baroness O'Loan34= Lord Palmer35= Lord Quirk36= Lord Rowe-Beddoe37= Lady Saltoun38= Earl of Sandwich39= Lord Scott40= Lord Singh41= Viscount Slim42= Viscount Tenby43= Lord Tombs44= Lord Walker45= Lord Walpole46= Lord Walton} 68 –
title=21= Lord Metheuen2= Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne} 73 –
Bishopstitle=91= Bishop of Birmingham2= Bishop of Bristol3= Archbishop of Canterbury4= Bishop of Chester5= Bishop of Coventry6= Bishop of Exeter7= Bishop of Hereford8= Bishop of London9= Bishop of Winchester
}}		 –title=151= Bishop of Bath and Wells2= Bishop of Derby3= Bishop of Gloucester4= Bishop of Guildford5= Bishop of Lichfield6= Bishop of Liverpool7= Bishop of Newcastle8= Bishop of Norwich9= Bishop of Oxford10= Bishop of Ripon and Leeds11= Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich12= Bishop of Truro13= Bishop of Wakefield14= Bishop of Worcester15= Archbishop of York
}}
Non-affiliated 3 4 –
title=21= Lord Browne of Belmont2= Lord Morrow} – –
title=11= Lord Empey} – –
title=21= Lord Pearson of Rannoch2= Lord Willoughby de Broke} – –
– 2 –
Independent Labourtitle=11= Lord Stoddart of Swindon } – –
Independent Liberal Democrat – 2 –
Total 148 390 78
1. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2012-2013/0126/cbill_2012-20130126_en_1.htm|title=Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill|publisher=House of Commons|date=25 January 2013|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2011/09/lynne-featherstone-mp-announces-government-consultation-on-equal-marriage.htm|title=Lynne Featherstone MP announces government consultation on equal marriage|publisher=lynnefeatherstone.org|date=21 September 2011|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/consultations/equal-civil-marriage/consultation-response?view=Binary|title=Equal marriage: The Government's response|publisher=HM Government|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/12/17/lib-dem-mp-gordon-birtwistle-gay-marriage-is-just-not-on/|title=Lib Dem MP Gordon Birtwistle: ‘Gay marriage is just not on’|publisher=www.pinknews.co.uk|date=17 December 2010|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_we_do/parliamentary/5714.asp|title=Help Stonewall push for Marriage Equality|publisher=Stonewall (charity)}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.labourhumanists.org.uk/backing-equal-marriage/|title=Backing equal marriage|publisher=Labour Humanists|date=28 May 2012|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/ministers_speeches/9609.aspx|title=Parliamentary statement on equal civil marriage|first=Maria|last=Miller|publisher=Department for Culture, Media and Sport|date=11 December 2012|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252699/Mark-Davies-Senior-Roman-Catholic-Bishop-links-push-gay-marriage-Nazi-attack-religion.html|title=Senior Roman Catholic Bishop links push for gay marriage to Nazi attack on religion in controversial Christmas sermon|first=Daniel|last=Martin|publisher=Daily Mail|date=24 December 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247266/Gay-marriage-law-Baroness-Warsi-claims-equality-string-unintended-consequences.html|title=Now PM's faith minister attacks gay marriage law: Warsi claims equality could have string of 'unintended consequences'|first=James|last=Chapman|publisher=Daily Mail|date=12 December 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-01-25/gay-marriage-bill-creates-two-forms-of-marriage/|title=Gay marriage bill 'creates two forms of marriage'|publisher=ITV News|date=25 January 2013|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
11. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10065280/Muslim-leaders-stand-against-gay-marriage.html| location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first= | last= | title=Muslim leaders stand against gay marriage| date=18 May 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm121210/debtext/121210-0001.htm#1212108000002|title=Hansard – House of Commons 10 December 2012|publisher=Parliament.uk}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20683031|title=Conservative MPs warn of gay marriage backlash|publisher=BBC News Online|first=Tim|last=Iredale|date=11 December 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
14. ^Austin Mitchell MP: Ed Miliband must allow Labour MPs a free vote on same-sex marriage PinkNews
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/dec/11/gay-marriage-quadruple-lock-religious-groups|title=Gay marriage plans offer 'quadruple lock' for opposed religious groups|publisher=The Guardian|first=Patrick|last=Wintour|date=11 December 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/005888.html|title=Anglican responses to Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill|publisher=Thinking Anglicans.org}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130124/debtext/130124-0002.htm#13012438000016|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 24 January 2013|publisher=Houses of Parliament|date=24 January 2013|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/marriagesamesexcouplesbill/stages.html|title=Bill stages — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012–13|publisher=Houses of Parliament|accessdate=28 January 2013}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21346220|title=Gay marriage: Legislation passes first Commons hurdle|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=5 February 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-21346694|title=MP-by-MP: Gay marriage vote|date=5 February 2013|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2013-02-05&number=151|title=Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — 5 Feb 2013 at 18:52|work=Divisions — 2010–present, Westminster|publisher=Public Whip|date=6 February 2013|accessdate=7 February 2013}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130205/debtext/130205-0004.htm#13020569000004|title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 05 Feb 2013 (pt 0004)|first=Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons,|last=Westminster|website=publications.parliament.uk}}
23. ^1 [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2012-2013/0126/amend/pbc1261202m.pdf]
24. ^{{cite web |url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/marriagesamesexcouplesbill/committees/houseofcommonspublicbillcommitteeonthemarriagesamesexcouplesbill201213.html |title=House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012–13 |accessdate=20 May 2013 }}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/#!/calendar/Commons/MainChamber/2013/5/20/week.html|title=Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 20 May 2013|publisher=parliament.uk|date=9 May 2013|accessdate=9 May 2013}}
26. ^{{cite news |title=Gay marriage: Commons passes Cameron's plan |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22605011 |accessdate=21 May 2013 |date=21 May 2013 }}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2013-05-21&number=11&display=allpossible|title=The Public Whip — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Third Reading - 21 May 2013 at 18:59|website=www.publicwhip.org.uk}}
28. ^{{cite hansard |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201314/ldhansrd/text/130521-0003.htm#13052195000171 |house=House of Lords |date=21 May 2013 |column=834 }}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lordswhips.org.uk/documents/FB%202013%2005%2022.rev.pdf |publisher=Government Whips' Office, House of Lords |title=Forthcoming Business |date=22 May 2013|accessdate=22 May 2013 |pages=2, 5, 6 }}
30. ^1 Lords Divisions results, 4 June 2013, Division 1, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – official tally from http://www.parliament.uk
31. ^{{cite news|title=Gay marriage bill: Peers back government plans|publisher=BBC News Online|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22764954|accessdate=4 June 2013|date=4 June 2013}}
32. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|title=Hidebound Chamber Lets Down Its Hair in Gay-Marriage Debate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/world/europe/house-of-lords-debates-gay-marriage-bill.html|accessdate=5 June 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=4 June 2013}}
33. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Simons|first=Ned|title=Gay Marriage: Lords Overwhelmingly Approve Bill, Crush Opposition|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/04/gay-marriage-house-of-lords-vote_n_3384323.html|accessdate=5 June 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2013-06-04}}
34. ^{{cite web|last=Davies|first=Madeleine|title=Bishops divided as gay-marriage Bill passes in Lords|url=http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/31-may/news/uk/bishops-divided-as-gay-marriage-bill-passes-in-lords|publisher=Church Times|accessdate=5 June 2013}}
35. ^{{cite news|first1=Peter |last1=Dominiczak |first2=Robert |last2=Winnett |first3=John |last3=Bingham|title=Lords give overwhelming backing to gay marriage|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10099539/Lords-give-overwhelming-backing-to-gay-marriage.html|accessdate=5 June 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2013-06-04}}
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/Templates/LordsDivisions/Pages/LordsDivisions.aspx?id=51023&epslanguage=en&date=2013-Jun-04&itemId=1&session=2013-May-08|title=Lords Divisions results|website=UK Parliament}}
37. ^Note: this figure does not include peers that are deceased, have been granted a leave of absence or have been disqualified.
38. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Bill stages — Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012-13 to 2013-14 |publisher=UK Parliament |url=http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/marriagesamesexcouplesbill/stages.html |accessdate=26 June 2013 |year=2013 }}
39. ^{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23338279|title=Same-sex marriage set to enter law later this week |date=16 July 2013|accessdate=16 July 2013 }}
40. ^https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270230/140107_M_SSC__Act_factsheet_.pdf
41. ^1 {{cite news|work=Government of the United Kingdom|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-same-sex-weddings-to-happen-from-29-march-2014|title=First Same Sex weddings to happen from 29 March 2014 (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) |date=10 December 2013|accessdate=14 December 2013 }}
42. ^{{cite news|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/26/civil-partnerships-convert-marriages-december-transgender-same-sex|title=Civil partnerships can be converted to marriages from December |date=26 June 2014|accessdate=8 July 2014 }}
43. ^{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25321353|title=Same-sex weddings to begin in March |date=10 December 2013|accessdate=10 December 2013 }}

Committee Stage

The Bill underwent its Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 17, 19 and 24 June 2013.[38] A number of government amendments to the Bill were agreed during the Committee Stage:

  • Clause 5 was amended to detail the relevant governing authorities for giving consent to same-sex marriages according to the rights and usages of the Jewish religion;
  • Schedule 7 would now also amend the Marriage Act 1949 to make clear that a same-sex marriage carried out by the Church of England, or by a religious organisation that had not opted in to solemnising same sex marriages would be void;
  • Schedule 7 would now also amend the Public Order Act 1986. Part 3A of the 1986 Act prohibits stirring up hatred against people based on their sexual orientation. Part 3A would be amended to make clear that any discussion or criticism of marriage which concerns the sex of the parties to marriage shall not be taken of itself to be threatening or intended to stir up hatred.

Report Stage

The Bill underwent its Report Stage in the House of Lords on 8 and 10 July 2013.[38] A number of government amendments to the Bill were agreed during the Report Stage:

  • Clause 2 was amended to define more specifically what is meant by the term "compelled";
  • Schedule 5 was amended to provide for a new fast-track procedure for granting applications for gender recognition for those in protected marriages who transitioned over six years ago;
  • A new clause was inserted which would allow the government to make secondary legislation permitting belief-based organisations (such as humanists) to solemnise marriages, following a public consultation.

Third Reading

The Bill had its Third Reading on 15 July 2013, and was passed by a simple voice vote.[38]

The amended Bill returned to the House of Commons for approval of the amendments on 16 July 2013, which the House approved on the same day.

Royal Assent

The Queen granted Royal Assent to the Bill on 17 July 2013, thereby becoming The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.[39]

Commencement

17 July 2013: Royal Assent

Sections 15, 16 and 21 came into force on the day the Act received Royal Assent, 17 July 2013. The remaining, substantive provisions of the Act were brought into force by statutory instruments made by the Secretary of State.

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31 October 2013: Power to Make Subordinate Legislation

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013 brought into force various provisions of the Act on 31 October 2013:

  • Section 4 and schedule 1 but only to the extent that these provisions conferred or related to the power to make subordinate legislation. Section 4 and schedule 1 allow religious organisations to perform same sex marriages if they opt in to do so. Subordinate legislation was required to provide details on the application procedure for religious buildings to register to conduct same-sex marriages;
  • Paragraphs 5, 8 and 14 of schedule 4 but only to the extent that these provisions conferred or related to the power to make subordinate legislation. Paragraphs 5 and 8 amended the Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 to set out the jurisdiction of courts in proceedings for orders relating to the ending of a marriage (divorce, judicial separation, nullity of marriage or because one of the couple is dead) and orders relating to declarations of validity of the marriage. Subordinate legislation was required to set out the jurisdiction of the courts to deal with divorce, judicial separation and nullity cases and about the recognition of such orders for a married same sex couple where one of the couple is or has been habitually resident in a Member State of the European Union (EU), or is an EU national, or is domiciled in a part of the UK or the Republic of Ireland. The subordinate legislation brought the jurisdiction in line with that contained within EU law which applies to opposite-sex couples. Paragraph 14 amended the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 so that subordinate legislation could be made to provide a particular retirement benefit - the graduated retirement benefit - is available to surviving spouses in same-sex marriages in the same way it is available to widows, widowers and surviving civil partners;
  • Section 14;
  • Sections 17(1) to (3);
  • Sections 18, 19 and 20;
  • Paragraphs 1 and 2(2) of schedule 2. Paragraphs 1 and 2(2) allow for subordinate legislation to be made which provides that same-sex marriages conducted in England and Wales are to be recognised in Scotland (until same-sex marriage is permitted in Scotland) and Northern Ireland as civil partners; and
  • Paragraphs 27(3) and (4) of schedule 4. Paragraphs 27(3) and (4) allow for subordinate legislation to be made which contains exceptions to the equivalence in law between opposite-sex marriages and same-sex marriages.

21 January 2014: Power to Make Subordinate Legislation

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 brought into force a number of provisions for the purposes of making secondary legislation on 21 January 2014:

  • Section 6 (marriages in naval, military and air force chapels); and
  • Schedule 6 (marriages overseas).

13 March 2014: Same-Sex Marriage

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 brought into force the vast majority of the provisions which allowed same-sex couples to marry on 13 March 2014. As the law requires couples to wait at least 16 days after giving notice to the local register office before a marriage ceremony can take place, the first marriages took place on 29 March 2014. An exception was where the Registrar General has waived the notice period because one member of the couple was seriously ill and not expected to recover. Such marriages could take place at any time after 13 March 2014.[40] Same-sex couples who married abroad under foreign law and who were previously treated as civil partners were recognised as married as of 13 March 2014.[41][42] The provisions which came into force on 13 March 2014 were:

  • Sections 1 to 5;
  • Sections 7 and 8;
  • Sections 10(1) and (2);
  • Section 11;
  • The remainder of Schedule 1;
  • The remainder of Schedule 2;
  • Schedule 3;
  • Schedule 4 (with some minor exceptions); and
  • Schedule 7 (with some minor exceptions).

29 March 2014: Marriage Ceremonies

The first same-sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014.[43]

3 June 2014: Marriage in British Consulates in Armed Forces Bases Overseas and in Military Chapels

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014 brought into force a number of provisions on 3 June 2014 which allow same-sex couples to marry in certain British consulates in armed forces bases overseas, and potentially allow for same-sex marriages in military chapels.[41] The provisions which came into force on 3 June 2014 were:

  • The remainder of section 6;
  • Section 13;
  • The remainder of schedule 6; and
  • Minor provisions within schedule 7.

10 December 2014: Conversion of Civil Partnerships and Marriage of Transgender Persons

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2014 brought into force all remaining provisions of the Act on 10 December 2014, those including the provisions which allow for couples in a civil partnership to convert their civil partnership into a marriage (section 9) and for individuals in a marriage or a civil partnership to change their gender without first needing to divorce or dissolve the civil partnership (section 12 and schedule 5).

UK Crown Dependencies and Territories

Same-sex marriage is legal within Bermuda, Isle of Man, Indian Ocean Territory, British Antarctic Territory, Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK Military personnel only), Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Gibraltar, Channel Islands (except Sark), Pitcairn Islands and the Falkland Islands.

  • Recognition of same-sex unions in the British Overseas Territories

See also

  • Timeline of same-sex marriage
  • Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
  • Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014

References

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External links

  • Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
  • UK Gay marriage guide
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