Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to enable the recognition in law of marriages in England and Wales conducted by a humanist celebrant; and if so, when.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
The Government is carefully considering the report published by the Law Commission on initial scoping work to identify the issues for potential reform of the law concerning how and where people can get married in England and Wales, including considering the differences in treatment that already exist within marriage law alongside any further differences that would result from permitting legally valid non-religious belief marriages.
Asked by: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what monitoring they are conducting on the effect of the increase in tribunal costs on cases being brought concerning harassment in the workplace.
Answered by Lord Faulks
The Justice Secretary is committed to reviewing the impact of the introduction of fees in the employment tribunals system. The Ministry of Justice is currently finalising arrangements for the timing and scope of this review, to enable the impacts to be properly assessed, and we will be making an announcement in due course.