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Question follow-through · 902578

Marriage: Relatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to tackle first cousin marriage.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to tackle first cousin marriage.

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The new Government will consider existing marriage law, including the Law Commission’s 2022 wedding report, before publicly setting out a position on this important issue.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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