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Written Question
Marriage: Ceremonies
Thursday 15th October 2020

Asked by: Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) places of worship were registered for solemnising opposite-sex marriages, and (2) denominations those registered places of worship belonged to, in each of the years from 2013 to present.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

A total of 1311 Places of Worship were registered for solemnising opposite-sex marriages since 2013.

Further details can be found in the attached table in relation to the numbers and denominations in each year. None in 2020.