Cohabitation and Marriage
Commons · Question 119772 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the legal distinctions between marriage and cohabitation in England and Wales ahead of the consultation on cohabitation rights reform.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 16 Mar 2026
As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to strengthening the rights and protections available to women in cohabiting couples. Cohabitation reform is a matter of utmost importance, and we will be consulting this Spring on how best to deliv...