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Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Welsh Language Provision) Bill

A Bill to require that any birth, death or marriage certificate issued in Wales be issued bilingually in English and Welsh; to make provision for the issuance in England of birth certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where either parent named on the certificate is a Welsh speaker; to make provision for the issuance in England of death certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where the deceased person lived in Wales or was a Welsh speaker; and for connected purposes.

The story so farThe Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Welsh Language Provision) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 October 2025 by Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (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.

Sponsor

• Mr Alex Barros-Curtis Labour Primary sponsor

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2026.