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HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sAs somebody who was in some of the rooms where this policy was being discussed, I pay tribute to the Secretary of State. She has fought incredibly hard, and by no means has any of…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxIt has been an honour and a pleasure to work with my hon. Friend over the years, and I absolutely agree with her. Does she agree that perpetrating domestic abuse or sexual…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxShe would have loved you, Zubir.11 Jun 2026HANSARD Legacy of Jo CoxI do not have any notes written down, because when I tried to write things down this morning, I just kept crying, but I shall try to get through this regardless. Many brilliant…11 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute back to the Home Secretary, who has worked incredibly hard on the issues on which the Government made their announcement…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThe hon. Gentleman gives me an opportunity to say that in the documents, those who may have had disappearing messages or who deleted their messages are listed almost as nil…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse Act 2021: Post-legislative ScrutinyThe Government have today submitted a memorandum to the Home Affairs Committee and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee regarding post-legislative scrutiny of the Domestic Abuse…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Crime and Policing BillMore than under his Government.20 Apr 2026HANSARDChild ExploitationThe Government have an ambitious programme to reform and improve how child exploitation is tackled. We are introducing a new offence of child criminal exploitation, establishing…23 Mar 2026HANSARDChild ExploitationI absolutely agree. The Home Office is working closely with other Departments to ensure that, where someone goes missing, there is a joined-up response, through child protection…23 Mar 2026HANSARDChild ExploitationThe right hon. Gentleman raises a key point about how safeguarding will be rooted at the heart of the reforms that will be brought forward. I work frequently with the Minister for…23 Mar 2026HANSARDChild ExploitationI feel equally disgusted by the examples that the hon. Lady has laid out. The violence against women and girls strategy makes it very clear that in tackling online misogyny, the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDNon-consensual Filming: Legal FrameworksSadly, as technology becomes entwined in our day-to-day lives, we recognise the threat that tech-enabled harm poses, which is why the violence against women and girls strategy…23 Mar 2026HANSARDNon-consensual Filming: Legal FrameworksI am more than happy to discuss the issue with the hon. Lady. I spent this morning in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with the violence against women and…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial AbuseEconomic abuse can have devastating impacts on victims, even after the relationship ends. The VAWG strategy included ambitious commitments to tackle economic abuse, and it was…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial AbuseIt is not unusual to hear of such cases, and that is why the Department for Work and Pensions sits on the interministerial group on violence against women and girls. The VAWG…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial AbuseAs I said in answer to the previous question, the Department for Work and Pensions is absolutely fundamental and a core part of the interministerial group that works on the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsWe are delivering the cross-Government freedom from violence and abuse strategy, published in December, which sets out concrete actions for halving VAWG in a decade by preventing…23 Mar 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsIn the launch of the violence against women and girls strategy, I committed to annually updating the House on progress across a number of metrics—both the overarching metrics, and…23 Mar 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI send all my sympathy to the hon. Gentleman’s constituent, who sounds like she has had a terrible ordeal. Off the top of my head, one measure that the Government have rolled out…23 Mar 2026