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HANSARDSexual HarassmentAs I have just said, if the work we are doing with the Law Commission, legislators and others makes it clear that we need to make a new offence, that is exactly what we will do. I…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual HarassmentWe fully recognise the concern that my right hon. Friend raises. In fact, that same concern has been raised by many Members across the House and many campaigners. We will do all…28 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI am delighted to respond to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham), both for her continued steerage of this vital Bill and for tabling these important…25 Feb 2022HANSARDDisclosure and Barring RegimeOn 21 July 2021, the Government published their “Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls” strategy. The strategy sets out a raft of measures capturing activity across Government…24 Feb 2022HANSARDTerrorism Prevention and Investigation MeasuresSection 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksI will, but I do have a lot to get on the record on the specific points that were raised.23 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey, and it is a pleasure to follow all the other hon. Members here, who have championed with great passion and…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation by Organised NetworksWe all share the same passion, and none of us wants to see this happening. If we could fix it overnight I am sure that we would all do so. However, I want to reassure the hon.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for her consistent campaigning against this disgusting form of abuse against women and girls. I can do no more than refer to my right hon. Friend the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am of course appalled to hear of that tragic case, and either I or a Minister from the Ministry of Justice will be happy to meet my right hon. Friend. It is vital that we…23 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI fully agree with my hon. Friend and would encourage all of us to choose our words wisely. It is important to remember that hate crime is a devastating and often violent crime,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI refer to my previous remarks.23 Feb 2022HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyNo, I do not agree, and that is not what the Law Commission said. It said that that would be actively unhelpful and harmful to our efforts to tackle exactly the issues that the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyAs I said, the Government currently have no plans to make misogyny a hate crime. The reason is that we have consulted the legal experts on that subject. The Law Commission…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesI think there is a lot of agreement across the House, despite the tone with which the hon. Lady has spoken to me. Violence against women and girls and dealing with rape…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesI am afraid the hon. Lady was not listening to the response I gave earlier. I was very clear that we do not seek, as responsible legislators, to put measures on the statute book…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesI thank my hon. Friend for his consistent advocacy for the victims of some of these most appalling crimes. He and I have spoken in detail about the measures that the Government…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesMy right hon. Friend is right that the Home Office is looking carefully at whether there should be additional offences. I draw her attention to the fact that a number of measures…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesI have had a number of questions on this topic this morning. The Government are considering the Law Commission’s proposals on this issue. That is sensible and right. I am sure…23 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual OffencesI would never condone people taking the law into their own hands, and I am sure that the hon. Member agrees. However, we are aware that there are issues across the whole criminal…23 Feb 2022