United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1637
Marriage: Humanism
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1 July 2021
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15 July 2021 · Answer
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15 July 2021
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have undertaken interim civil marriage reform to legislate for outdoor weddings but have not done the same for humanist marriages.
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1 July 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have undertaken interim civil marriage reform to legislate for outdoor weddings but have not done the same for humanist marriages.
Source: Lords
15 July 2021
Answer
The Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Act 2013 enables same-sex couples to have a civil marriage and also allows religious organisations to opt in to marry same-sex couples, should they wish to do so. Separately, Government consulted in 2014 on marriages by non...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-01/HL1637
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1343230
- uk · wq-1343230 · source updated 15 July 2021