A Bill to make provision for the marriage of same sex couples in certain Overseas Territories, and for connected purposes
House of Lords
31 October 2023
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This Lords Bill would give the UK government power to enable same-sex marriages in certain British Overseas Territories. It provides a framework for these territories to change their marriage laws accordingly and for related changes to be made to other laws as needed. It does not automatically legalise same-sex marriage across all territories, but creates the process for individual territories to decide and implement such changes.
The bill has completed its first reading in the Lords and has not yet advanced to further stages. If it progresses, it would move to subsequent readings and scrutiny in the Lords and then to the House of Commons.
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6 Jul 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
