Debates between Andrew Mitchell and Helen Grant during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Andrew Mitchell and Helen Grant
Wednesday 26th October 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There are far too many noisy private conversations taking place. The House will want to hear Mrs Helen Grant.

Helen Grant Portrait Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con)
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T4. What action is the Secretary of State taking to tackle forced marriage and early marriage in the developing world?

Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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As I mentioned to the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Ann McKechin), we are supporting specific pilot studies to try to reduce the awful levels of early marriage, not least in Amhara in Ethiopia, where we have secured extraordinarily good results. This is a key pillar of the activity that we support in all our programmes.

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