§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prison chapels are licensed for the holding of marriage ceremonies, with or without the attendance of registrars.
§ Mr. MayhewThere are no prison chapels in England and Wales licensed or registered for the solemnisation of marriages. Under the Marrige Act 1949 only chapels or other buildings used for public worship may be licensed or registered for this purpose. In reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stevenage (Mr. Wells) on 24 March 1981, however, my right hon. Friend announced the Government's intention to introduce legislation to allow prisoners to be married in prison.—[Vol. 1, c.283.]