Royal Succession (Hansard, 10 December 2001)

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister if he will amend the Act of Settlement 1700 to allow a non-protestant to succeed to the throne. [21537]

§ The Prime Minister
The Government have always stood firm against discrimination in all its forms and will continue to do so. We have no immediate plans to legislate in this area.

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister if he will introduce legislation to repeal the Royal Marriages Act 1772. [21536]

§ The Prime Minister
There are no plans to do so at present.

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that succession to the throne is henceforth based on primogeniture irrespective of gender. [21534]

§ The Prime Minister:
There are no plans to legislate in this area at present.