Marriage figures
In February 2006, social concern charity CARE welcomed the news that marriage is back on the agenda, with the number of weddings rising for the third year in succession.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed there were 270,700 marriages in England and Wales in 2004, up 590 from 270,110 in 2003 and 15,100 from 255,600 in 2002.
