(2 years, 4 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, at present in England and Wales, other groups—faith groups or secular people—cannot marry where they want: it is a matter of the venue, as opposed to the celebrant, and that, at present, restricts choice in that area. To establish where we go from here, we will, as I say, await the report of the Law Commission.
My Lords, the judge in the High Court also ruled that
“the present law gives rise to … discrimination.”
For how much longer are the Government prepared to allow this apparent breach of the law without any guarantee that it will be resolved?
My Lords, the High Court in its decision found that the Government were entitled to proceed by way of clarifying the law as it relates to all bodies, religious, secular or otherwise; albeit that there was a measure of discrimination against humanists, the Government’s course was appropriate.