Marriage: Relatives — Written Question

Question

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to WPQ 12787 answered on 11 November 2024 on Marriage: Relatives, what recent progress he has made on considering [i] marriage law and [ii] placing restrictions on marriages between first cousins.

Answer

Catherine Atkinson

The Government has announced that it intends to reform weddings law when parliamentary time allows.The reforms are intended to make weddings law fairer, simpler and more modern, whilst protecting the dignity and significance of marriage. The aim is to lau...

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