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)
14 January 2026
The Bill would require all birth, death and marriage certificates issued in Wales to be bilingual in English and Welsh. It also allows bilingual English–Welsh birth certificates to be issued in England if either parent named on the certificate is a Welsh speaker, and bilingual English–Welsh death certificates to be issued in England where the deceased lived in Wales or was a Welsh speaker. It aims to support Welsh language rights in civil registration and related purposes.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons. If it passes this stage, it would typically move on to Committee stage for detailed scrutiny and further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday 14 October 2025 under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.