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HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI very much doubt it.15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillAgain, that is a good point. As the law is framed at the moment, they would not qualify. Some generous schemes might recognise that there was a dependent relationship, but those…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend, who attended previous debates as assiduously as my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge), raises a good point. I think it is the noble Lord…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillAs I think I said rather unfairly to one of our colleagues who made a not-dissimilar slightly technical point on Report, nobody likes a smart-arse. [ Interruption. ] My hon.…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillThere are some financial consequences—mostly about private pensions—just as there were when civil partnerships were introduced for same-sex couples. That was accounted for in the…15 Mar 2019 Bills sponsored (13)