The Equal Marriage Debate - Amendment
- Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2011
- Motion reference: S4M-00586.1
As an amendment to motion S4M-00586 in the name of John Mason (The Equal Marriage Debate), leave out from “desires” to end and insert “considers that the balance between these views has changed substantially over recent decades, with the 2006 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey showing 53% in agreement with equal marriage and only 21% in disagreement, and a poll in 2010 showing 58% support with only 19% against; congratulates the Scottish Youth Parliament on the launch of its Love Equally campaign for equal marriage and civil partnership, a campaign that it voted to select after consulting over 42,000 young people across Scotland; believes that the Scottish Government is recognising this shift in public attitudes with its forthcoming consultation on equal marriage; considers that allowing same-sex marriage and mixed-sex civil partnerships would in no way undermine the rights and freedoms of those who do not wish to participate in them, and further believes that it would be both right and popular for secular and religious Scots alike to be free to reach their own view on the legal status that is right for their own relationship instead of being banned by law from having their relationships recognised on equal terms.”
Related motion
The Equal Marriage Debate
Submitted by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Dave Thompson, Bill Walker
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001
Amendments that have not been voted on
The Equal Marriage Debate - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Thursday, August 4, 2011
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001