AQW 35197/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether his Department will raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years old, by the end of the2022-27 mandate.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 11 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 11 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 26 November 2025
- Answered
- 15 December 202534 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
A Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill has been drafted and circulated to my Ministerial colleagues for comment. It includes provision to raise the minimum age for marriage and civil partnership from the present 16 to 18 and is on schedule for introduction in the 2025/26 session.