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Written question asked by Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 19 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Thursday, 3 November 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Marriages

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many marriage ceremonies have taken place in (a) Antrim borough council and (b) Ards borough council in each of the last five years.
Answer

The following tables give the number of marriages registered in Antrim and Ards local government districts and, of these, the number of civil ceremonies which took place in the Antrim and Ards council offices between 2000 and 2004.

Table: Number of marriages registered in Antrim local government district and of these the number of civil ceremonies that took place in the Antrim council office, 2000 to 2004(16)
Civil marriages celebrated in Antrim council office Marriages registered in Antrim local government district
2000 59 203
2001 60 221
2002 67 203
2003 46 201
2004 48 203
(16) Data for 2004 is provisional.
Table: Number of marriages registered in Ards local government district and of these the number of civil ceremonies that took place in the Ards council office, 2000 to 2004(17)
Civil marriages celebrated in Ards council office Marriages registered in Ards local government district
2000 86 273
2001 80 290
2002 82 293
2003 75 291
2004 65 244
(17) Data for 2004 is provisional.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21241; 438 c1374W;438 c1372-3W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Marriage Antrim Ards