My Lords, I came as a spectator, but I am fascinated by what we are being asked to do. I need to be a little clearer on the mechanics. Not being familiar with the legislation, but listening to the right reverend Prelate and others, it appears to me that if the Act of 2013 did not exist, the clergy would be under a compulsion to marry against their principles. Surely the effect of the amendment, the exemption being removed, would be to place them under compulsion. I ask because it is an important difference whether it would be imposed automatically or whether the Church will have time to adjust to circumstances.
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Elton
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Friday, 1 February 2019.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill.
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