§ Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Health how many marriages in England and Wales in 1948 were contracted according to the rites of the Church of England; and how many were contracted before the registrar without religious ceremony.
§ Mr. BevanThe latest available information on this subject is in respect of the year 1934, for which the following are the figures:
Marriages contracted according to the rites of the Church of England 176,703 Marriages contracted before the Registrar without religious ceremony 97,120