United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 24179
Marriage: Age
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29 June 2021
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7 July 2021 · Answer
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7 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 years old.
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29 June 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 years old.
Source: Commons
7 July 2021
Answer
The Government in principle supports raising the legal age of marriage to 18 years of age by removing the ability to marry at age 16 or 17 with parental consent. We will do so when a suitable legislative opportunity arises. In that context, the Marriage a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-29/24179
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1341687
- uk · wq-1341687 · source updated 7 July 2021