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Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 23 March 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


Marriage Certificates: Mothers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to allow the mothers of brides and grooms to be recorded on marriage certificates.

Answer

There is support across Government for marriage registers to be updated and my Rt.Hon. Friend the Prime Minister stated publically in August 2014 that it was “high time” that a change was made. This is a complex task due to the large numbers of registers in use and the associated costs of replacing them. We are, therefore, investigating options on how this can be achieved as soon as possible.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
908246
Session
2014-15
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Mothers Marriage certificates
Link
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