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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Debate between Lord Pearson of Rannoch and Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Monday 24th June 2013

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch Portrait Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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My Lords, the noble and learned Lord has just amused your Lordships about Irving Berlin, but what he said shortly before that is not right either, is it? One cannot generalise too widely on these things, but surely the bitterness that comes with the breakdown of a sexual relationship is likely to be greater than a breakdown in a sibling or family relationship.

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Portrait Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
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Having sisters of my own, I intervene to suggest that the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, has not seen sisters at war with each other.

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