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Latest news on the Ecumenical Marriage Bill [HL] 2017-19

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 23 February.

The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Summary of the Ecumenical Marriage Bill [HL] 2017-19

A Bill to make provision for marriages taking place in any Church of England chapel licensed for the solemnization of marriages under sections 20 and 21 of the Marriage Act 1949 to be solemnized according to the rites and ceremonies of Christian denominations other than the Church of England.