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HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am afraid that I do not have the capacity in this debate to go into the technicalities. I have a lot to go through. As I have said, they are legal technicalities that we are…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThank you. Many Members have mentioned the perpetrators strategy, and, as they will know, in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 we committed to giving the police new powers, including…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThank you. I want to address one of the substantive points in the debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, but may I just check that I have a couple of minutes to do so?02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsOf course I will. All Members across the House know that I am happy to meet them; I have met many of the Opposition Members present already. I was delighted that many of them came…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am happy to respond that as soon as the reports reached us—that very day—the Home Secretary called in the police— [ Interruption. ] I cannot respond to the right hon. Lady’s…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girlsrose —02 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsOf course we are aware of the tragic involvement of girls, and boys, in county lines. Our response to county lines has been strengthened considerably, which has resulted in a huge…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsAs I say, it is fantastic to see so many male colleagues behind me. We are united, and we understand that the issues start in schools. Conservative Members have consistently…01 Mar 2022HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Residential Schools ReportToday, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (NCSA) published its investigation report on residential schools. The report relates to the NCSA’s investigations into the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the recommendations of Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary and fire & rescue services. One in five women…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his advocacy of this issue. We work very closely with all the devolved Administrations, and I will be happy to set up further conversations in which…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsMr Speaker, may I offer my full and wholehearted apology for the failure to follow those processes? There has been a failure. I apologise to the shadow Minister, I apologise to…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI welcome the hon. Lady’s response to the fact that we have made this momentous change and added the issue of violence against women and girls to the strategic police requirement.…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsIt is a pleasure to respond to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, and of course it was a pleasure to appear before him— [ Interruption. ] Oh, the interim Chair: my apologies…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsIt is a pleasure to respond to the Chair of the Select Committee. The rape review is a cross-Government effort led by the deputy Prime Minister. A number of Ministers are involved…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI thank my hon. Friend for bringing this atrocious case to the House’s attention again and for all his work on behalf of the victim’s family. He is right to highlight the trends…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI want to be clear that we completely support the need for specialist RASSO training in all police forces. We are working with our partners in policing through the National…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsMy hon. Friend has been a consistent champion who has worked tirelessly to bring the House’s attention to crimes such as spiking. Because of his consistent advocacy, we will be…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI thank the hon. Lady for attending the event last night. It was a real pleasure to see her there and speak to many of the organisations with which she has been working on these…01 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsMy hon. Friend is totally right: improving how the police, the CPS and all parts of the system work together is vital to improving victims’ experiences and bringing more rapists…01 Mar 2022