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Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 3 November 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Faulks (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Marriage: Humanism

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation enabling humanist marriages to be recognised.

Answer

The Government has consulted on whether the law should be changed to allow legally valid humanist and potentially other non-religious belief marriages. We are considering the responses we received and the implications for marriage law and practice if a change were to be made. We plan to publish the Government’s response to the review before 1 January 2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2601
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Marriage Humanism
Link
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