§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated annual saving to private business and public funds from the Deregulation (Validity of Civil Preliminaries in Marriage) Order 1996. [39158]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightI am advised by the Registrar General that the extension of the period of validity from three to 12 months of the civil preliminaries to marriage will produce no savings for business. Local authorities may accrue some small savings in administration.