Marriage Certificates: Equal Registration

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 2017.

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Photo of Caroline Spelman Caroline Spelman The Second Church Estates Commissioner, The Second Church Estates Commissioner 12:00, 7 December 2017

Yes. Many Members on both sides of the House have sought to achieve that end. I commend my hon. Friend Edward Argar for promoting an identical Bill, as well as Christina Rees—I want to emphasise that this is a cross-party issue—who presented a previous Bill. I received a letter from the Prime Minister in April in response to one that I sent. She absolutely acknowledges the commitment made in 2014 by her predecessor to achieve this, and recognises the need for primary legislation to make sure that the details of both parents can be on the certificate.