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registered interest false more like this
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Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Military Bases: Religious Buildings remove filter
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 18992, on military bases: religious buildings, what recent steps his Department has taken to fully implement Parliament's sanction of same-sex marriages. more like this
tabling member constituency Bridgend more like this
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Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-09more like thismore than 2016-05-09
answer text <p>The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 reflects the Government's commitment that no religious organisation or representative will be forced to conduct or participate in same sex marriages.</p><p>Recognising the established position of the Sending Churches which does not allow for the conduct of same-sex marriages within military chapels, I have recently directed that a pilot project is implemented to explore registering Ministry of Defence sites for civil marriages and partnerships; this includes same-sex unions. The timing of the project is being finalised but I anticipate that it will start shortly and run for a number of months</p> more like this
answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
answering member printed Penny Mordaunt remove filter
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less than 2016-05-09T15:20:41.8Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-09T15:20:41.8Z
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label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt more like this
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label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this