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HANSARDFinancial 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 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 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 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportJust to be clear, there are no legal ramifications of the homelessness test in part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act. There is a homelessness duty; in the vast majority of cases,…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI will be down in Devon and Cornwall next week for both business and pleasure—I have turned business into a bit of pleasure as the recess comes along. I would like to thank Airbnb…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I find myself in the difficult position that the debate was tabled for response by the Home Office, but almost its…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI hope that the hon. Member appreciates that that is exactly what this is. I only make the point because there is so often a risk in this place, and in the Government, of one…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportOf course. I did not mean to exclude Somerset or anywhere else, rural or otherwise. I would gladly meet the hon. Gentleman—I would gladly meet anybody. I do not wish to cause him…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI absolutely agree. When I was running refuge accommodation, we were moving from the era of everybody living in communal refuges to a new era of people needing separate…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Domestic Abuse Survivors: Government SupportI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I was also—I feel like I have been here for ages—part of work with Surviving Economic Abuse, which the hon. Member for North Cornwall…18 Mar 2026HANSARD International Women’s DayFirst, I thank the Minister for Equalities for securing this debate in Government time. In the time I have been in the House, I think this is only the second time that has…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls.We are delivering the commitments set out in the cross-Government “Freedom from Violence and Abuse” strategy, published in December 2025, which sets out actions to prevent…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls.The hon. Gentleman highlights another incredibly sad case. Of course, I work with the Justice Minister in Northern Ireland—we work very closely with all the devolved…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe cross-Government violence against women and girls strategy to which my hon. Friend has referred contains an ambitious package of measures to prevent and tackle economic abuse…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls.I thank the hon. Lady for her question. Once again, I point to this exact issue being covered in the violence against women and girls strategy, with the need to improve police…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls.If the hon. Lady were to read the violence against women and girls strategy, she would see that there is a specific section on healthcare workers and workers across the community,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and Girls.I thank my hon. Friend for his question. This weekend, I was with Black Country Women’s Aid, celebrating its 40th anniversary, and its staff mentioned how my hon. Friend had been…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Religious Organisations: SafeguardingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling) for his speech, and I am grateful to other Members for their important contributions today. I welcome…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Religious Organisations: SafeguardingI am more than happy to look directly into that case. My hon. Friend highlights an important problem: we need clarity about who is responsible in the system. First and foremost,…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Religious Organisations: SafeguardingWith the mandatory reporting duty, a huge body of work will go into guidance about how to report. However small—however nervous—they are covered by the duty. I have only three…02 Mar 2026