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HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI thank the right hon. and learned Lady for her questions, and I pay tribute to her for her long-standing record of action in this area. I am sure that she will continue to hold…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseIt is a real privilege to be questioned by my right hon. Friend on this issue. She has been instrumental throughout the years in initiating the important work I am now talking…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI am delighted to answer questions put to me by the hon. Lady and I look forward to many more opportunities to do so, but I must start by robustly rejecting her central…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI completely agree about the important issue of early intervention, working with families and young people and tackling the root cause of these horrific crimes. That is why, as…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 that we have passed, and we will be publishing our domestic abuse strategy setting out more detail of how…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight this culture. He is also right to say that it is unacceptable. This type of violence against women and girls has no place in our society.…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI would like to be able to write to the hon. Lady about this specific strategy, as these are my first couple of days in this role. She is clearly right to highlight the importance…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI am obviously sorry to hear about the case that the hon. Gentleman mentions, which is clearly devastating. I can specifically point to the laws that we have already passed to…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseIt is a pleasure to see the hon. Lady in a different capacity. That was a strategy that I initiated during my time as a Minister in that Department, and she will see that my…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseThe right hon. Lady makes a valid point, and this is an area that the Home Office is determined to look at in more detail. As she will appreciate, there are difficulties in…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his long-standing advocacy of this vital issue. He is right to say that many of the injuries done to women are hidden—and we know that this is a…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseIf the hon. Lady is serious about tackling the root causes, she will understand that we need a whole-system approach—a societal approach—and it is impossible to do justice to that…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI am obviously sorry to hear of the experiences of the hon. Lady’s constituent. The Government are doing a great deal of work in examining the treatment of rape victims, but the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI refer to my previous comments. It is right that we work with people who are independent and have authority over the police forces in this country. They are operationally…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseMy hon. Friend is right to point to the importance of active and visible policing. The Government are committed to recruiting 20,000 new police officers for exactly that purpose.…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseOur deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the hon. Gentleman’s constituent. It is precisely cases like those that have led us to prioritise violence against women…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseWe are looking into these matters, which are clearly a vital part of our response. I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend and discuss them in more detail.22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseMy hon. Friend has referred to domestic abuse. We have pulled out the whole issue of domestic abuse, because it warrants a separate response. That is why the former Prime Minister…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseI am grateful for the opportunity to answer the hon. and learned Lady. I am acutely aware of the issues that she raises. It is frankly a disgrace that women cannot go about their…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Violence Against Women and Girls: Police ResponseMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important constituency case. It is shocking to hear the experiences of his constituent. I am very happy to meet him and I fully agree that this…22 Sept 2021