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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-07more like thismore than 2018-02-07
answering body
Northern Ireland Office remove filter
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Marriage: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her policy is on equal marriage for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals on that policy. remove filter
tabling member constituency St Helens North remove filter
tabling member printed
Conor McGinn more like this
uin 127415 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-20more like thismore than 2018-02-20
answer text <p>In accordance with the Belfast Agreement, this is a devolved matter which should be addressed in the NI Assembly; but the power of the Westminster Parliament to legislate remains unaffected. If this issue were to be raised in Westminster, the Government’s policy is to allow a free vote on matters of conscience such as equal marriage.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
answering member printed Karen Bradley more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-20T09:41:56.113Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-20T09:41:56.113Z
answering member
4110
label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
tabling member
4458
label Biography information for Conor McGinn more like this