This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Welsh Secretary David Jones should resign after television comments that many percieve to be homophobic.
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On 15th February 2013 David Jones, Secretary of State for Wales stated on television that same sex couples clearly cannot provide a warm and safe environment in which to raise children.
The Welsh secretary told ITV: "I regard marriage as an institution that has developed over many centuries, essentially for the provision of a warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children, which is clearly something that two same-sex partners can't do."
In a statement after the interview, Mr Jones added: "I made the point of stressing that I was fully supportive of committed same-sex relationships. I also strongly approve of civil partnerships."
Government representatives should not be nurturing this apparant homophobic view.
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