Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Law Commission on the time taken for publication of their consultation into marriage law in England and Wales; and what her planned timetable is for responding to the Commission's recommendations in the event that it is published in July 2022.

The Government will carefully consider the Law Commission’s recommendations when the final report is published – this is expected to be in July 2022. The Government will be able to advise further on a timetable to respond to the Law Commission’s proposals once it has received these and assessed the breadth and complexity of the proposals.