Results 1-20 of 23 for gay speaker:Jacqui Smith

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Michael Savage (18 May 2009) has video

Jacqui Smith: ...in the way that has happened in this case, where they provoke others to serious violence, and where they use phrases such as, in relation to somebody who said on his radio programme that he was gay, "You should only get AIDS and die, you pig!", then it is right that we express our view about that. We recognise that coming to this country is a privilege, and we will express our values in...

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation: Iran (20 Nov 2008)

Jacqui Smith: Asylum and human rights applications made by gay people from Iran continue to be considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations and taking full account of the latest available information about the conditions in Iran as they impact on the individual applicant. The UK Border Agency only enforces the deportation of gay people to Iran who they, and the...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: School Bullying (30 Jun 2005)

Jacqui Smith: ...Survey: Long-term Effects of Bullying" http://www.kidscape.org.uk/assets/downloads/kslongtermeffect s.pdf Rivers, (2004) Recollections of Bullying at School and their Long-Term Implications for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals" Crisis Vol. 25 (4) Tackling bullying Warwick, Chase and Aggleton with Sanders (2004) Homophobia, Sexual Orientation and Schools: A Review and Implications for...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Homophobic Abuse/Bullying (26 May 2005)

Jacqui Smith: ...dfes.gov.uk/research and the findings will be used to inform future work in this area. The Departments work in this critical area is on-going and we supported Schools Out in promoting the first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month in February 2005, and have funded the development of a website which will raise awareness and encourage participation. The website...

Written Ministerial Statements — Trade and Industry: Equalities Review (25 Feb 2005)

Ms Jacqui Smith: .... Since 1997 new legislation has also created the duty to promote race equality, following the Lawrence Inquiry; the Human Rights Act and most recently the civil partnership scheme for lesbian and gay couples. But despite this progress there is still evidence of deep-seated patterns of disadvantage. For example, disabled people are at far greater risk of poverty than non-disabled people....

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: Schedule 28 — Consequential amendments: Scotland (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The Civil Partnerships Bill marks an important stage in the ongoing progress towards equality for lesbian and gay people. Over recent years we have seen legislative and cultural changes that mark the growing confidence and maturity of our civil society. We have removed laws that stigmatised and excluded lesbian, gay and bisexual people...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: Schedule 28 — Consequential amendments: Scotland (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...of and this House has done an excellent job in salvaging it from the unfortunate state in which it arrived here. It is perhaps no surprise that it has received massive support from the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities. What is truly heartening, however, is the level of support that has come from the population at large—from trade unions, religious groups, legal experts, groups...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: Clause 6 — Place of registration (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...its agreement as the place of registration. For example, a former church or chapel that is in use as a private home, hotel, or indeed—in honour of the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton—gay club on the Charing Cross road will fall outside the new definition. A church or chapel that is disused or closed, but has not, since closing, acquired a sole or main use for purposes other...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, the hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Howarth) let the cat out of the bag when he said that his reason for wanting to call this new relationship a gay marriage was precisely to provoke protest out in the country. We have identified a particular issue, and we want a 21st century legal process to resolve the difficulties involved. That is what we are...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: While that is not a criterion in the Bill, I have said clearly on Second Reading—and I intend to say again later—that the particular difficulty identified here involves the thousands of gay and lesbian couples who live together and share their lives, yet have no way of gaining legal recognition for their relationship. I am quite happy to say that, and I am sorry that the hon....

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Categories of civil partners other than same sex couples (9 Nov 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...principles. We reject them, because we have a clear view as to what a civil partnership is and whom it is for. Its purpose is to enable legal recognition, respect and dignity for thousands of gay and lesbian couples in this country. A charitable interpretation of the amendments is that they are misguided. They would not improve the position for carers and other family members; arguably,...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]: Clause 253 - Commencement (26 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...As my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland identified this morning, since the introduction of the Bill at the end of March, the Government have received more than 400 letters from gay and lesbian people in Northern Ireland and their families and friends supporting the establishment of civil partnership. On the point that the hon. Member for South-West Bedfordshire...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Mortgage Provision (Health Checks) (20 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: The Government are aware of concerns about current imbalances in provisions for the different groups protected by discrimination legislation. Some of these imbalances affect lesbians, gay men and bisexual people adversely. One of the first tasks of the proposed Commission for Equality and Human Rights will be to review the legislative framework to ensure that it meets the needs of a modern...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 - Civil partnership (19 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...we received, we have always worked on the principle that the Bill deals only with unrelated same-sex couples. Our policy aim has been to recognise and resolve the difficulties faced by lesbian and gay couples who cannot gain legal recognition of their relationship. We acknowledge the legal and financial insecurities that absence of recognition can bring and the injustice of being treated...

Public Bill Committee: Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 - Civil partnership (19 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...legislative base on which to deal with them. The Bill is the culmination of a long policy-development process that has, from day one, been concerned with the disadvantages faced by lesbian and gay couples, whose relationships are not legally recognised. The process started in Government in November 2001, when my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Mrs. Roche), my...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] (12 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill represents a historic step on what has been a long journey to respect and dignity for lesbians and gay men in Britain. It is a natural progression in our vision to build an inclusive society. As such, it builds on reforms that began back in 1967 with Leo Abse's private Member's Bill, backed by the then Home Secretary, Roy...

Orders of the Day — Civil Partnership Bill [Lords] (12 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...couples some legal recognition . . . It is perverse that existing law should actively discourage any two people in a lifelong relationship from enjoying legal and financial security . . . Allowing gay people to affirm their relationship within a civil contract does not undermine the institution of marriage. It might even reinforce it". I do not often agree with The Daily Telegraph, but I...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Discrimination (11 Oct 2004)

Ms Jacqui Smith: The Government are aware of concerns about current imbalances in legislative provision for the different groups protected by discrimination legislation, which includes gay men and lesbians. One of the first tasks of the proposed Commission for Equality and Human Rights will be to review the legislative framework to ensure that it meets the needs of a modern Britain. The Government are...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Employment Discrimination (13 Nov 2003)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...the summer. In addition, DTI is raising awareness with intermediaries, including through regional events and by making available funds for which organisations from advisory, faith and lesbian, gay, bisexual backgrounds have been able to bid to provide relevant training. Acas are conducting a programme of training for intermediaries and employers. We are currently considering the position...

Written Answers — Health: Adoption (Homosexual Couples) (19 Nov 2002)

Ms Jacqui Smith: ...to draw conclusions from the various studies, which have been conducted and published in academic journals. No reliable research to date has identified significant differences between lesbian and gay parents and their heterosexual counterparts, or between the children raised by those groups. A number of studies have examined gender-role behaviour among children of lesbian mothers. The...