February 2013 stating that "this is not the jurisdiction of this house [...] this is an ordained constitution of God, and that'll end in 'In the garden of Eden it was Adam and Eve it wasn't Adam and Steve.'" The Bill covers England and Wales as family law is devolved in Northern Ireland. Simpson is also a supporter of homeopathy, having signed several early day motions in support of its continued funding on the National Health Service sponsored by Conservative MP David Tredinnick. Personal life Simpson went to the Birches Primary School six miles north-west of Portadown, and then to Killicomaine Junior High School in Portadown. He later studied at the College of Business Studies in Belfast (now Belfast Metropolitan College) and worked in the Universal Meat Company in Portadown. Simpson is married with a son and two daughters, and lives in Portadown. He is also involved in youth work and drugs rehabilitation programmes. In 2018, after 30 years of marriage, Simpson reportedly left his marital home after allegations of his having an affair were published in a newspaper. Subsequently, the woman involved wrote an apology and her husband forwarded some of the 11,000 texts that Simpson had sent during the affair to Simpson's wife. The husband was later sacked for "gross misconduct" from his employment as a sales executive with the meat company owned by Simpson and his wife. References External links Profile at Democratic Unionist Party NI Assembly Maiden Speech : House of Commons – 24 May 2005 BBC Politics 1959 births Living people People from Moy, County Tyrone Presbyterians from Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party MPs Christian creationists Mayors of Craigavon Members of Craigavon Borough Council Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007 Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Upper Bann People from Portadown UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 People educated at Killicomaine Junior High School Democratic Unionist Party MLAs