Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97981

Marriage

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 11 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Alex Brewer

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Law Commission’s July 2022 recommendations for reforming weddings law in England and Wales.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Government announced on 2 October that we intend to reform weddings law when parliamentary time allows. The reforms reflect a commitment to making marriage law fairer, simpler and more modern, whilst also protecting the solemnity and dignity of marria...

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