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Written question asked by Lord Warner (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 29 November 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 December 2017. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 8 December 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Marriage: Religion

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legally recognised religious marriages were performed in England and Wales in 2014 by (1) Christian denominations other than the Church in Wales or Catholic Church, broken down by denominations, and (2) non-Christian groups, broken down into individual groups.

Answer

Marriage Statistics are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the figures for 2014 have been published, which includes the statistics for Christian and non-Christian marriages.

Data is not held in a way that can provide further statistics beyond that provided by the ONS.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3743
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Marriage Religion
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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