In December 2012, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that, whilst he favoured allowing same-sex marriage within a religious context, provision would be made guaranteeing no religious institution would be required to perform such ceremonies.
」 2012年12月，首相大衛·卡梅倫表示雖然他支持同性婚姻可以在宗教的氛圍中進行，但是新法會提供條款保證沒有宗教組織會被強迫進行這樣的儀式。