Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether plans to amend the Civil Partnership Act to allow opposite sex partnerships.

Ireferthe Right Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 14 July to the written question below.

Answer referred to:Civil Partnerships Act 2004: written question - 5833

Tim Loughton:To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has any plans to bring forward an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to permit opposite sex civil partnerships.

Caroline Dinenage:The Government has no plans to extend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to opposite sex couples.

The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.

The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.

(14 July 2015 : written question 5833)