Mary Henry (Independent)

The Act in question remains on the Statute Book and relates to people who were wards of court. We included in the Civil Registration Act 2004 that people who are wards of court must have a certificate from a doctor in order to get married but I do not know what is the intention behind this.

There is so much legislation similar to that to which I refer which remains on the Statute Book. It is fine to remove legislation relating to Princess Sophia's naturalisation and the King and Queen Jane. However, we must address legislation that either needs to be replaced or that should be repealed. I hope progress will be quick in this regard because it is not right to describe people in terms that no one would dream of using in public.