Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62250
Pakistan: Marriage
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on first cousin marriage involving UK and Pakistani nationals.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK Government has not held recent discussions with the Government of Pakistan on first cousin marriage involving UK and Pakistani nationals. The Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill, currently under consideration in the UK Parliament, is...
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