Adoption and Children Bill — Suitability Of Adopters — 4 Nov 2002 at 20:15
Policies
The following policies have selected this division. You can use this to help you work out the meaning of the vote. Or list all policies.
| Policy | Vote (in this division) |
| Homosexuality - Not acceptable (provisional) | no (strong) |
| Homosexuality - Equal rights | aye (strong) |
| Me (provisional) | aye (strong) |
Whilst in the commons for the first time, the Adoption and Children bill was amended to allow unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to adopt children. However, when the bill went to the Lords, they rejected the amendment and reinstated the original "married couples only" rule. Back in the commons, the aye voters in this division sought to reject the modification in the Lords and allow umarried heterosexual and homosexual couples to adopt.
The House divided: Ayes 344, Noes 145.
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