Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Official Report
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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-06924, in the name of Alex Neil, on the legislative consent motion on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation. I call Alex Neil to move the motion.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 24 January 2013 relating to the recognition of English and Welsh same sex marriages under the law of Scotland, the dissolution by the courts in Scotland and Northern Ireland of English and Welsh same sex marriages recognised as civil partnerships in Scotland and Northern Ireland and the recognition of the ending of those relationships, provisions on transgender people who married or entered into a civil partnership in England and Wales being able to stay in the relationship and obtain a full Gender Recognition Certificate and on errors in Certificates and fraud in relation to Certificates, the repeal of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892, marriages overseas, and transitional and consequential provisions, so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Alex Neil.]
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.