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Written question asked by Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 19 July 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2024. It was answered by Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) on Monday, 29 July 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Marriage: Humanism

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages.

Answer

We are aware that weddings are an important issue for humanists and that the Law Commission has made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set out our next steps on our manifesto commitment to strengthen rights and protections for women in cohabitating couples in the near future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
832
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Marriage Humanism
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk