Countess of Mar
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach
This House has frequently debated forced marriages. The Government are bringing forward legislation to criminalise them.
The Countess of Mar
My Lords, for 21 years I was a lay member of the Immigration Tribunal until I resigned in 2007 because I thought my job was not worth while. I have heard noble Lords at that Dispatch Box reiterating over and again what the Minister has iterated today. What guarantees are there this time that the Government’s measures will work?
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
The Government’s resolution to deal with this problem is the one thing that I can assure the noble Countess of.