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Divorce: Islam |
| Question ID: |
1751921 |
| UIN: |
HL3694 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3153 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for prohibiting the religious solemnisation of unregistered marriages to ensure that Muslim wives have the protection of divorce law. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-07 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3154 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answer text: |
The Marriage Act 1949 has long made provision for couples, including Muslim couples, to marry in their place of worship in a way that gives them legal rights and protections. While some couples intentionally choose to have a religious-only marriage, it is... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |