Military Bases: Religious Buildings
Commons · Question 12286 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Tom Gordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces chapels are (a) registered and (b) eligible to be registered for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 by (i) Royal Navy,
Answer
Answered by Calvin Bailey, 1 Jul 2026
The Single Services have identified that the main barrier to same-sex couples marrying in Armed Forces chapels is the length of the process required to register such chapels for same-sex marriage. We have streamlined the process as much as possible, but i...