Yesterday, 16 October, there was a short debate in the House of Lords on humanist weddings. Baroness Thornton asked the Government whether they planned to give legal recognition to humanist weddings, to which Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, replied:

“The Government understand humanists’ strength of feeling about legally recognising humanist weddings. I know that this strength of feeling extends to many within this House. As a new Government, we must look closely at the details of any proposed changes before setting out our position, which we will do in due course”. Continue reading →