Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21701
Marriage: Relatives
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) cost and (b) incidence of cousin marriage.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Government has not carried out an assessment of health costs resulting from cousin marriage. The Department also does not hold data on the incidence of cousin marriage.