United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 29556
Marriage: Relatives
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6 February 2025
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12 February 2025 · Answer
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12 February 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of banning first cousin marriage.
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6 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of banning first cousin marriage.
Source: Commons
12 February 2025
Answer
As I stated in my answer of 5 February, the Government will consider existing marriage law, including the Law Commission’s 2022 wedding report, before publicly setting out a position on this important issue.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-06/29556
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1762889
- uk · wq-1762889 · source updated 12 February 2025