Marriage: Relatives

(asked on 11th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on proposals to ban first cousin marriage.


Answered by
Alex Davies-Jones Portrait
Alex Davies-Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 19th November 2025

The Ministry of Justice regularly engages with other Government Departments, including the Home Office, on a range of issues relating to marriage law.

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