Military Bases: Religious Buildings
Commons · Question 12288 · 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 applications for the use of Armed Forces chapels for same-sex marriages under the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014 have been refused following objections by th
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...