Committee
Equal Opportunities Committee 22 February 2011
22 Feb 2011 · S3 · Equal Opportunities Committee
Item of business
Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Bill
The second item of business is consideration of the Scottish Government’s response to our stage 1 report on the Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Bill. Stage 2 of the bill will be taken at next week’s committee meeting. Are there any comments on the response, which members have in front of them?
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The Convener
Con
The second item of business is consideration of the Scottish Government’s response to our stage 1 report on the Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdict...
Elaine Smith
Lab
Overall, I think that the Government has picked up on many of the issues that we raised during our deliberations on the bill. It is difficult to comment furt...
Marlyn Glen
Lab
I am pleased that in response to what we said in paragraph 9 of our report about the reference to duress in the definition, the Government has said that it w...
The Convener
Con
Perhaps we can ask the minister about that next week at stage 2—Interruption. The clerk tells me that we can try to get the information before then, which wo...
Marlyn Glen
Lab
That would be good.
The Convener
Con
It is encouraging that the Government has taken up so many of our recommendations and will lodge amendments that will address the points that we made.
Christina McKelvie
SNP
I am delighted that the Government will lodge an amendment, the effect of which will be to ensure that proceedings for a forced marriage protection order wil...
The Convener
Con
That is a nice tidying up of the situation.
Christina McKelvie
SNP
I buttonholed the minister on the issue.
The Convener
Con
I thank members for their comments, and we note the Government’s response. As we agreed, the committee will move into private.10:11 Meeting continued in priv...