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HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I thank the noble and learned Lord for his amendment and his engagement with me on this matter. I understand the concerns he has raised. However, the Government believe the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I will respond to the specific points raised, but first I mention four overarching points that are important…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026That the draft Order laid before the House on 17 December 2025 be approved. Relevant document: 48th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (s pecial attention…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I am grateful to the noble Lord for raising this issue, because I can see that it is creating confusion, and I think that reflects how complicated and difficult the matter has…10 Feb 2026HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026I would be delighted to write to the noble Baroness. It is important that we have precision on this issue and I do not have that information immediately to hand, so I will write.10 Feb 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyWe will deliver the strategy through a truly cross-government approach, recognising that halving VAWG within a decade requires action from every part of society. Implementation…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyI am pleased to be able to tell the noble Lord that the Government will host a round table on FGM in March. It will be focused on prevention, investigation and prosecution, and is…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyThe noble Baroness raises a very important issue and I am grateful for the opportunity to address it. We know that men and boys experience these types of behaviours. We also know…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyThe noble Baroness raises an important issue. Honour-based abuse is directly addressed in the strategy, as the noble Baroness has observed. It is often hidden in nature. That…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyThe key point to note is that the entire strategy is fully funded. At least £1 billion is being spent across government over the spending review, and that includes funding for…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyAs the noble Baroness identifies, training is critical to the whole-society approach that the strategy sets out, and policing is a key part of that. That is why £13.1 million has…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyI am grateful to the noble Lord for raising this prescient and important issue. I am pleased to report that the Government are taking action. That is why a consultation on this…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyThe Government are aware, and that is why we have taken a whole-system approach in the strategy. A cross-government approach means that the housing needs of such children will be…21 Jan 2026HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls StrategyMy Lords, the structures that have been put in place around the strategy will ensure that any schemes or questions that remain outstanding will be picked up. A cross-government…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDisclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025That the draft Order laid before the House on 11 February be approved. Relevant document: 18th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDisclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025. Relevant document: 18th Report from the Secondary…25 Mar 2025HANSARDDisclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this order today. It comes as the result of collaboration between the two Governments in Scotland and makes provision as a…25 Mar 2025HANSARDDisclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I am particularly pleased to see the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, who has done a lot of work in anticipation of this order, which has…25 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsThe scale of the issue of violence against women and girls is such that this Government are treating it as a national emergency. We will publish a new strategy setting out how we…17 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMy noble friend raises a very pertinent and distressing question for women, as she says, particularly at night. There are two parts to this answer; the first is on what the…17 Mar 2025