The main media Launch was held in the “Houses of Parliament” hosted by Andrew Selous MP. 120 guests (incl 2 bishops and several MP’s) plus press attended Speakers including Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith, Richard Kane, Anastasia De Waal, and the CEO of The Tavistock Institute. Guests included leading figures from national and international organisations, journalists and others.
A debate in House of Lords was lead by the Bishop of Chester with several excellent speeches, centered around what role the Government should take in strengthening marriage.
Media coverage and local events were significant including;
12 Partner Organisations
221 local couple based events
40,000 people physically attend events (est)
28 National newspaper stories
49 Regional newspaper stories
Regional radio coverage
