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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many marriages was the (a) woman or (b) man between the 16 and 18 years of age for each year for which information is available.

Asked by
Virendra Sharma (Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 June 2018
Reference
149646
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of marriages involving a party under 18 years old in each of the last ten years.

Asked by
Virendra Sharma (Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 June 2018
Reference
149650
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of civil partnerships have become marriages since the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

Asked by
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 2018
Reference
124914
House
House of Commons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) same-sex and (b) single-sex couples have (i) married and (ii) divorced in each of the last four years.

Asked by
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 January 2018
Reference
124916
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the dates were of the meetings he has held with the (a) Northern Ireland Equality Commission and (b) the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to discuss the recognition of same sex marriages in Northern Ireland; and if he will make...

Asked by
Lady Hermon (Independent (affiliation))
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 January 2018
Reference
120800
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the dates of meetings with each of the leaders of the four main churches in Northern Ireland at which the recognition of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland was discussed; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Lady Hermon (Independent (affiliation))
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 January 2018
Reference
120791
House
House of Commons

If the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to provide that same sex marriages issued in England, Wales and Scotland are recognised as marriages in Northern Ireland.

Asked by
Ged Killen (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2017
Reference
902965; 633 cc1047-8
House
House of Commons

My position on this issue is clear: I voted in support of same-sex marriage in England and Wales and, like the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, I hope that this can be extended to Northern Ireland in future. I believe marriage should be a common right across the UK. However, the fundamental position remains that same-sex marriage is a devolved issue in Northern Ireland.

Answered by
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 December 2017
Reference
633 c1047
House
House of Commons

I very much sympathise with this issue and share the frustration encapsulated in the letter to which the hon. Gentleman refers. However, this is not the time to be unpicking the devolution settlement on this issue. It is, rightly, an issue for a future Executive to

return to and look at. We hope that the Executive can be brought back to do that and deal with many other important issues.

Answered by
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 December 2017
Reference
633 c1047
House
House of Commons

I can certainly confirm that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Department have regular contact with Church leaders. As I said, it is an important issue, but it really is an issue for a future devolved Government to look at.

Answered by
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 December 2017
Reference
633 c1048
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with political parties in Northern Ireland on equal marriage for same-sex couples.

Asked by
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2017
Reference
901701
House
House of Commons