Stephen Doughty
Main Page: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)(11 years, 5 months ago)
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Maria Miller
We have taken into account all valid contributions to the consultation, which was exceptionally important in shaping and forming the Government’s view on how we take forward equal civil marriage. More than a quarter of a million people responded to the consultation and we have taken time to consider their responses in detail. I assure my hon. Friend that those responses were integral to how the policy has been taken forward.
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op)
Does the right hon. Lady agree that most parents would prefer their children to be happy, rather than prefer them not to be gay?
Maria Miller
I think it is important that children are happy, and whether an individual is gay, bisexual or heterosexual is really a personal matter.