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Civil Partnerships

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 20 May 2026UIN 1351

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consideration her Department has given to permitting the conversion of opposite-sex civil partnerships to marriages.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

In 2019, when civil partnerships were made available for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales, the Government ran a public consultation on the future of conversion rights between marriage and civil partnerships for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples in England and Wales:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/civil-partnerships-next-steps-and-consultation-on-conversion#:~:text=We%20are%20seeking%20views%20on,be%20brought%20to%20an%20end

This Government is considering all options, and we will update the House in due course.

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