Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission consultation entitled, Cohabitation: the financial consequences of relationship breakdown, published in May 2006, on providing greater legal rights for cohabitees.
The Law Commission consulted on financial remedies for cohabiting couples in 2006 and published its report in July 2007. The Government will respond to the recommendations in due course.