A Bill to require that any birth, death or marriage certificate issued in Wales be issued bilingually in English and Welsh; to make provision for the issuance in England of birth certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where either parent named on the certificate is a Welsh speaker; to make provision for the issuance in England of death certificates bilingually in English and Welsh where the deceased person lived in Wales or was a Welsh speaker; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Mr Alex Barros-CurtisLabour (Co-op)
5 May 2026
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The bill would require that birth, death and marriage certificates issued in Wales be bilingual in English and Welsh. It also creates arrangements for bilingual birth certificates in England if either parent named on the certificate is Welsh-speaking, and bilingual death certificates in England if the deceased lived in Wales or was a Welsh speaker. The aim is to strengthen Welsh language rights in civil registrations.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, following a 1st reading on 14 October 2025. It has yet to proceed to further stages such as Committee of the Whole House and Lords consideration.
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14 Oct 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
