Proceeding contribution from Angela Watkinson (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on UK Borders Bill.
UK Borders Bill
I pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her tenacity in dealing with this ongoing problem, not only in her constituency but nation wide. Does she accept, however, that, among many of the faith communities, arranged marriages are often very successful? In those circumstances, young people are introduced but there is no coercion to marry. It is left up to the young people to decide whether they could have a happy life together. Does she agree that that kind of halfway house might provide a way for us to make inroads into preventing forced marriages, by offering it as an acceptable cultural alternative?
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- 456 c639
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- 2006-07
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Children Biometrics Appeals Crime Asylum Deportation Assets Airports Borders Employment Human rights Immigration controls Immigration Identity cards Undocumented migrants EU nationals Immigration officers Forced marriage Police Powers Prisoners Ports Property Nationality Proof of identity Migrant workers Scotland Registration Repatriation Immigration and Nationality Directorate Border and Immigration Agency People smuggling
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- UK Borders Bill 2006-07
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