David Norris (Independent)

My next point, on the recognition of foreign marriages, is even more important. Arrangements are in place for the recognition of such marriages and I do not consider it appropriate to impugn them. Foreign divorce can also be recognised. In that context, I find it tendentious to speculate on the notion of polygamy. I do not find such discussion flattering or well informed but it is of a piece. Subsequent to the establishment of the Wolfenden committee to investigate homosexuality and prostitution, a subsequent report was issued in this country which linked homosexuality and drug abuse. One gets a little weary as a respectable old fairy being everlastingly compared to tarts and junkies.