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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 41, tabled by the hon. Member for Stockton West, would make it an offence to provide free or discounted rent in exchange for sex. I reassure the hon. Member that the…08 May 2025HANSARDGrooming GangsThe hon. Lady points out the terrible things that have gone on historically, and that continue to be a concern across our country. That is exactly why the Government are investing…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Government have set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, and we have already set out a number of transformative measures to…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsWomen travelling alone at night should not feel afraid, yet many do. We are committed to the safer streets mission, and to halving violence against women and girls in the next…07 May 2025HANSARDGrooming GangsI will absolutely protect my own in this. My own are the women in our country, who, for the last 14 years, have seen no efforts made. People say terrible things, and the Leader of…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsWe are working with Cabinet Office colleagues and others across Government on the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. It is vital to ensure that any strategy includes…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The Victims Minister and I chair the violence against women and girls cross-government board, which meets very regularly. It has led to our…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady makes an impassioned point. It will be a fundamental part of the violence against women and girls strategy to get to the exact reason why we have ended up with an…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI thank the hon. Lady, and absolutely pay tribute to her work on this issue, which I have seen directly in Northern Ireland. What I would say, as I am sure anyone would at this…07 May 2025HANSARDGrooming GangsTo answer the hon. Gentleman’s final point, to be clear, national statutory inquiries do not send anyone to prison. He rightly mentioned Baroness Casey and her work in Rotherham,…07 May 2025HANSARDGrooming GangsThe Government are taking unprecedented action to improve the response to these heinous crimes, so that we get more perpetrators behind bars and get justice for victims and…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI will absolutely meet the hon. Lady to discuss those issues. The migrant victims of domestic abuse concession applies to all migrant victims, regardless of the type of visa that…07 May 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI pay tribute to the hon. Lady’s constituent, and to the many others who came forward during the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, but what I would like to tell him is…07 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)The shadow Minister spoke about an incident that happened in my constituency. I want to assure everybody that the people who committed those criminal offences, which were not part…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: DudleyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss—I always say that, but it actually is a pleasure. Let me start by thanking all the Members who have come today and…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsI will not answer the second point, which I think strays slightly from this urgent question, but what I will say is that I wonder if the hon. and learned Gentleman has read the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsThe grooming gangs taskforce will work with local police force areas. The whole point is that it works operationally with local police forces to ensure best practice. That has led…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsI want to be clear that local inquiries must be independent. The chair of Telford inquiry was independent, and Professor Alexis Jay chaired the Rotherham inquiry. They are…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsGroup-based grooming, which includes some terrible examples of British children being groomed from abroad and vice versa, is something that we are acutely aware of. Whether it…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s desire to always be respectful. I shall pay it back in kind and say that there is absolutely no way that the Government wish for the past to be…28 Apr 2025