File photo The Government Administration Select Committee has recommended that a bill allowing gay couples to marry be passed into law. It says Louisa Wall’s bill should progress, but with an amendment to make it clear that no religious ministers will be forced to marry gay couples. "The bill seeks to extend the legal right to marry to same-sex couples; it does not seek to interfere with people's religious freedoms,” the report says The committee received 21,533 submissions on the bill.
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First published: Wednesday, 27th February 2013 - 11:29am