§ 67. Sir W. SEAGERasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Nonconformist places of worship in England and in Wales, respectively, have been registered for the solemnisation of marriages; and how many have adopted the Marriage Act, 1898, under which a marriage may be solemnised without the presence of a registrar?
Sir A. MONOThe figures asked for in the first part of the question are— England, 15,485; Wales, 2,620. The figures asked for in the second part of the question art!—England, 4,466; Wales, 371.
§ Sir W. SEAGERCan the right hon. Gentleman do anything to bring to the knowledge of Nonconformists the great advantages of this Act?
§ Sir A. MONDI do not think that rests with the Minister of Health.