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Mr Richard Body

Cyn Ceidwadwyr MP ar gyfer Boston and Skegness

How Mr Richard Body voted on equal gay rights.

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Gay Rights

A vote for gay rights would be a vote for homosexual people to have the same rights as heterosexuals (including for example the ability to marry, an equal age of consent, and the right to adopt) and for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to be illegal.

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Mr Richard Body consistently voted for equal gay rights

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Major votes

  • On 22 Meh 1998: Mr Richard Body wedi pleidleisio to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 5 Gor 2000: Mr Richard Body Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Local Government Bill [Lords] — Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying Show vote
  • On 10 Chw 2000: Mr Richard Body was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill Show vote
  • On 1 Maw 1999: Mr Richard Body wedi pleidleisio against reducing the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts. Show vote
  • On 10 Chw 1999: Mr Richard Body was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Clause 1 — Age of Consent for Homosexual Acts Show vote
  • On 25 Ion 1999: Mr Richard Body was absent for a vote on Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2024-03-01. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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