civil partnership links

parliament

explanation of the parliamentary procedure and the stages the bill goes through

live streaming of debates (with an archive section, which keeps clips for about a week)

Joint Committee on Human Rights Report on the Civil Partnership Bill in html-form or as

the act and the bill:

• the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in html format or
• the Civil Partnership Act 2004 in pdf format
• Bill after Commons Standing Committee Stage
• previous form after First Reading in the Commons
• previous form after Lords Report Stage (incorporating Baroness O'Cathain's wrecking amendments)
• previous form (incorporating Lords Committee Amendments and renumbered)
• original form

explanatory notes:

amendments in the Commons Standing Committee. For previous amendments tabled see our progress page

House of Commons Standing Commitee

hansard

• Lords First Reading on 30 March 2004
• Lords Second Reading on 22 April 2004
• Lords Grand Committee on 10 May, 12 May, 13 May, 17 May, 25 May 2004.
• Lords Report Stage on 24 June 2004
• Division on amendments tabled by Baroness O'Cathain and others on 24 June 2004
• Lords Third Reading on 1 July 2004 (recommended speeches: Baroness Scotland, Lord Maginnis (warning: it would make your blood boil) and the excellent speech of Lord Alderdice)
• Commons First Reading on 5 July 2004
• Commons Second Reading on 12 October 2004 (there were several impressive speeches including the one from Alan Duncan)
• Commons Standing Committee 19 October 2004
• Commons Standing Committee 21 October 2004 (morning)
• Commons Standing Committee 21 October 2004 (afternoon)
• Commons Standing Committee 26 October 2004 (morning)
• Commons Standing Committee 26 October 2004 (afternoon)
• Commons Report State and Third Reading on 9 November 2004
• Lord's Approval of Commons' Amendments on 17 November 2004
• Royal Assent on 18 November 2005

government

dti for england

• consultation paper
• analysis of responses

scotland

• consultation paper
• analysis of responses
• equality network
• Sewel Motion debate: carried by 80 to 25 with 1 abstention

northern ireland

• consultation
• analysis of responses

stonewall

gay and lesbian humanists association

ireland (fina gael's proposals)