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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-11more like thismore than 2015-06-11
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 2278 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-16more like thismore than 2015-06-16
answer text <p>The UK already complies with the vast majority of the articles to the convention including the criminalisation of forced marriage which was one of the pre-requisites of ratification as required by Article 37. Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the remaining extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified. The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps necessary.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
answering member printed Karen Bradley remove filter
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answering member
4110
label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this