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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mr. Denham: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the costs of waiving the fee charged to couples seeking to marry in less than the 15 day waiting period where one partner has been called up for military service overseas; and if he will make a statement. [106998] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr Denham, dated 4 April 2003: As National Statistician and Registrar General, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the waiving of fees charged to couples seeking to marry in less than the 15 day waiting period. (106998) The fee payable to me as Registrar General is 28 for each application to reduce the 15 day waiting period. It was set when the power was introduced on 1 January 2001 and is a prescribed fee that represents the costs to the Registrar General of providing this service and I have has no power to reduce or waive it.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

106998; 402 c890W;402 c888W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Armed forces Applications Costs Deployment Fees and charges Exemptions Marriage Powers Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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