Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 902575

Marriage: Humanism

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Rachel Hopkins

LabourLuton South and South Bedfordshire

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on legally binding humanist marriages in England and Wales.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
I pay tribute to my Hon. Friend for her long-standing work in support of humanist issues, and I am aware that humanists have long been campaigning for legally binding humanist weddings. The Law Commission published a report on weddings in July 2022 contai...

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