Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill. Committee stage first sitting (afternoon).

New clause 2 (Marriage registration), discussed with clause 1 stand part and an amendment, debated and agreed to. Clause 1 disagreed. New clause 1 (Report on civil partnership), discussed with other amendments, debated and agreed to. Clause 3 agreed to. Clause 4, discussed with new clause 3 (Supplementary provision about regulations) and other amendments, agreed to as amended. Clause 5 agreed to as amended. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (Bill 254).