Written question asked by Tom Levitt (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 June 1997. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 1997 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: What support he proposes to give to enable successful marriage support projects to continue once the current pilot programme has been completed.

Answer: Mr. Levitt: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what support he proposes to give to enable successful marriage support projects to continue once the current pilot programme has been completed. [4074] Mr. Hoon: The Department's programme of marriage support projects started on 1 April 1997. The programme will run for a year, and it is too early yet to identify the successful projects. The results of the pilot programme will be one of the factors taken into account by my right hon. and noble Friend the Lord Chancellor in deciding on the future funding of marriage support projects.

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