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Written question asked by Sarah Wollaston (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 6 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Marriage

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been allocated to the Law Commission review of the law on marriage.

Answer

The Law Commission will review the law on how and where people can marry in England and Wales, and will provide recommendations for a simple, fair and consistent system which gives couples choice in to marry in a way that is meaningful to them. The cost of this project will be approximately £400,000.

This cost is for the resource for two years of a project team made up of one full-time lawyer, one full-time research assistant, a proportion of the time of a team manager and some travel, publication and translation costs (totalling approximately £150,000 per year) plus the cost of engaging a specialist academic (£50,000 per year).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
287920
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Law Commission Marriage
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk