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
Equal Marriage "would be a net gain" says Lord Courtown 3rd June 2013 Conservative hereditary peer, the Earl of Courtown, while speaking to support the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, said that he rose to say one things - that... Speeches in Parliament
Do I want to vote against this Bill? Yes. Should I? No. Baroness Berridge 3rd June 2013 In her speech on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill, Baroness Berridge explains that she has serious misgivings about the legislation. However, as an... Speeches in Parliament
