Written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) on Monday, 2 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 September 2019. It was answered by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Marriage: Humanism

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to extend legal recognition to humanist wedding ceremonies in England and Wales.

Answer: The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will consider the Law Commission’s recommendations.

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