Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to meet the Marriage Foundation to discuss the findings of The Timing of Marriage and Union Dissolution by Dr Harry Benson.

As per the answer to PQ 32793 on 19 October, the Department values the research and evidence provided by organisations such as the Marriage Foundation, including its work on family stability. The Department has engaged with the Marriage Foundation on our reforms to weddings and cohabitation law, and will continue to do so.