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Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 April 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 April 2007. It was answered by Stuart Bell (Labour) on Friday, 20 April 2007 on behalf of the Church Commissioners.


Church Commissioners: Licensing

Question
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many special licences were granted in each year since 1997.
Answer

These figures are not held by the central Church institutions but I understand from the Office for National Statistics that the figures for 1997 to 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are as follows:

Total number of Special Licences in England and Wales
1997 1,952
1998 1,878
1999 1,861
2000 1,877
2001 1,805
2002 1,784
2003 1,966
2004 2,226

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133131; 459 c785W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Licensing Marriage
Link
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