That this House recalls the findings of the Working Group on Forced Marriages in, A Choice by Right, published in 2000; acknowledges the importance of the work of the Community Liaison Unit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in delivering those findings and supporting victims of forced marriage; supports the publication in 2002 of guidelines, led by the Foreign Office and supported by the Home Office and ACPO, to police in cases of forced marriage; further supports the launching of similar guidelines in 2002 for social services; recognises that forced marriage and the fear of forced marriage may have a serious impact on children and vulnerable people; recalls the, Working Together to Safeguard Children, document published in 1999; and therefore calls upon the Department for Education and Skills and Department of Health to liaise with the Community Liaison Unit of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to produce and publish guidelines for local education authorities, teaching staff and health professionals to assist in the handling of cases involving forced marriage.

That this House recalls the findings of the Working Group on Forced Marriages in, A Choice by Right, published in 2000; acknowledges the importance of the work of the Community Liaison Unit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in delivering those findings and supporting victims of forced marriage; supports the...

That this House congratulates and thanks the members of the Working Group on Forced Marriage for their excellent and balanced report on this subject; recognises that they took on a difficult, controversial and demanding role which may well result in criticisms from their own communities, where there is still a reluctance to accept that a problem exists; however, is quite certain that they will have the affection and gratitude of the very many young people who are forced into a marriage achieved frequently by ill-treatment followed by unhappiness and often tragedy; and hopes that the report will represent a turning point in the history and fortunes of this country's ethnic minority communities, which will ultimately lead to all of our young people having a choice by right.

That this House congratulates and thanks the members of the Working Group on Forced Marriage for their excellent and balanced report on this subject; recognises that they took on a difficult, controversial and demanding role which may well result in criticisms from their own communities, where there is still a...