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Marriage: Relatives

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 1232

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of marriages between uncle and niece legally contracted overseas by people now residing in England and Wales.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Rt. Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 14th May is attached.

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