Gender Recognition Bill: House of Lords First Reading

Hansard report of the First Reading of the Gender Recognition Bill in the House of Lords

Thursday 27th November 2003


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House of Lords

Thursday, 27th November 2003.

The House met at eleven of the clock: The CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES on the Woolsack.

Prayers—Read by the Lord Bishop of Manchester.

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Gender Recognition Bill[HL]

Lord Davies of Oldham: My Lords, on behalf of my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer of Thoroton, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, change of gender. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Davies of Oldham.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.

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