Minister questioned on Counter Extremism Bill
29 June 2016
The Joint Committee on Human Rights examines the Government's counter extremism strategy, as a part of the Committee's legislative scrutiny of the Counter Extremism Bill for its human rights compliance
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Witnesses
Wednesday 29 June 2016, Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
At 3.15pm
- Karen Bradley MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office (Minister for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime)
Purpose of Session
The purpose of this evidence session is to enable the Committee to question Karen Bradley MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office responsible for counter-extremism policy, about human rights issues arising in the context of the Government's counter-extremism strategy and proposed legislation.
Background
Useful briefings:
- HM Government, Counter-Extremism Strategy, October 2015
- House of Lords Library Note, Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Institutions, November 2015
- House of Commons Library Note, Counter-extremism policy in English schools, January 2016
- House of Commons Library Note, Counter-Extremism Policy: An Overview, February 2016
Further information
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