question: What is the birthday of the Member who introduced the Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34)?
answer: 8 March 1948
context: Title: Same-sex marriage in Canada
  Passage: Same-sex marriage in Canada was progressively introduced in several provinces by court decisions beginning in 2003 before being legally recognized nationwide with the enactment of the "Civil Marriage Act" on July 20, 2005.  On June 10, 2003, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a decision immediately legalizing same-sex marriage in Ontario, thereby becoming the first province it was legal.  The introduction of a federal gender-neutral marriage definition made Canada the fourth country in the world, and the first country outside Europe, to legally recognize same-sex marriage throughout its borders.  Before the federal recognition of same-sex marriage, court decisions had already introduced it in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories, whose residents collectively made up about 90% of Canada's population.  More than 3,000 same-sex couples had already married in those areas before the "Civil Marriage Act" was introduced.  Most legal benefits commonly associated with marriage had been extended to cohabiting same-sex couples since 1999.
  Title: Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
  Passage: The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.  It introduced a number of changes to the existing law, most notably in the restriction and reduction of existing rights and in greater penalties for certain "anti-social" behaviours.  The Bill was introduced by Michael Howard, home secretary of Prime Minister John Major's Conservative government, and attracted widespread opposition.
  Title: Respect for Marriage Act
  Passage: The Respect for Marriage Act, abbreviated as RFMA ( , ), was a proposed bill in the United States Congress that would have repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and required the U.S. federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.  It was supported by former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, original sponsor of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and former President Bill Clinton, who signed DOMA in 1996.  The administration of President Barack Obama also supported RFMA.
  Title: Gyles Brandreth
  Passage: Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is an English writer, broadcaster, actor, and former Conservative Member of Parliament.
  Title: Marriage Laws Amendment Bill
  Passage: The Marriage Laws Amendment Bill is a Bill that was first introduced in the Indian Parliament in 2010.  It proposes changes to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954.  Both acts has a provision for divorce by mutual consensus of both the parties.  The amendment of the marriage laws propose 'irretrievable breakdown' as an additional ground for seeking divorce.  Under this provision any marriage party could file a petition for divorce.  It is supposed to make divorce laws women friendly.
  Title: Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994
  Passage: The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.  It introduced wide-ranging measures aiming to cut government expenditure and bureaucracy.  An example is the abolition of the licensing system for employment agencies under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
  Title: Marriage Act 1753
  Passage: The Marriage Act 1753, full title "An Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriage", popularly known as Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act (citation 26 Geo.  II.  c. 33), was the first statutory legislation in England and Wales to require a formal ceremony of marriage.  It came into force on 25 March 1754.  The Act was precipitated by a dispute about the validity of a Scottish marriage, although pressure to address the problem of clandestine marriage had been growing for some time.
  Title: Marriage Act 1994
  Passage: The Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.  Introduced as a private member's bill by Gyles Brandreth, it amended the Marriage Act 1949 to allow marriages to be solemnized in certain "approved premises".  Prior to the act, marriage ceremonies could only be conducted in churches and register offices.
  Title: Marriage Act 1955
  Passage: The Marriage Act is an Act of Parliament that was passed in 1955 in New Zealand and is administered by the Ministry of Justice.  It repealed the Marriage Act 1908.
  Title: Child marriage among Muslims in Kerala
  Passage: The issue of child marriage among Muslims in Kerala was addressed by a circular issued on 14June 2013 by the social-welfare department of the Indian Union Muslim League (part of Kerala's ruling United Democratic Front (UDF)).  The circular instructs marriage registrars to register Muslim marriages even if the parties have not attained the age fixed by the Child Marriage Act.  Political parties and Muslim women's organisations have said that this would encourage child marriages.  Following an amendment, only underage marriages occurring before 28June 2013 could be registered.  Nine prominent Muslim organisations in Kerala took legal action seeking exemption from the community marriage-age restrictions, saying that the minimum marriage age for women (fixed at 18 by the Child Marriage Act) as well as its Supreme Court endorsement infringe on the Muslim law.
citations: Marriage Act 1994 Gyles Brandreth