Equal Marriage Consultation

Debate between Maria Miller and David Simpson

Tuesday 11th December 2012 Commons Chamber

[Maria Miller]

Yes, although it will now be important to work with religious institutions to ensure that there is happiness about the safeguards.

[David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP)]

rose—

[David Simpson]

Further to a previous question, if a school teacher who teaches religious education believes that the Bible teaches that this act is wrong and tells her pupils that, will she be protected?

[Maria Miller]

The answer is absolutely yes, if that is the individual’s belief. That is particularly important for faith schools, but as we would expect from all our teachers, we would want to ensure that such a belief was expressed in a balanced way.