United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 119772
Cohabitation and Marriage
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10 March 2026
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16 March 2026 · Answer
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16 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the legal distinctions between marriage and cohabitation in England and Wales ahead of the consultation on cohabitation rights reform.
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10 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the legal distinctions between marriage and cohabitation in England and Wales ahead of the consultation on cohabitation rights reform.
Source: Commons
16 March 2026
Answer
As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. Cohabitation reform is a matter of utmost importance, and we will be consulting this Spring on how best to deliv...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119772
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1889458
- uk · wq-1889458 · source updated 16 March 2026