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Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration (Mothers' Names) Bill

A Bill to make provision about the recording of the names of the mother of each party to a marriage or civil partnership for registration purposes; to make provision for requiring such information to be displayed on marriage certificates and civil partnership certificates; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Marriage and Civil Partnership Registration (Mothers' Names) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 November 2015 by Christina Rees (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 4 Nov 2015
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 May 2016.