Tory MP Peter Bone’s equal marriage ‘referendum’ bill to be debated by MPs in November
A private member’s bill for a referendum on plans to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales will be subjected to a second reading debate by MPs on 29 November 2013.
The amendment is separate to those being debated this afternoon by peers in the House of Lords as part of report stage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
The crossbench peer’s amendment 96 urges for a potential referendum to be held on 24 October 2013, or if that date is unsuitable, on any date before 1 November 2014.
Previous attempts by equal marriage opponents to introduce referendums on the issue in the UK Parliament have amounted to nothing.
The bill is on course to receive Royal Assent by this autumn.
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