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HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingFirst, I thank everybody who has spoken in the debate. I give special mention to my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Luke Myer) for the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingAbsolutely. I will go on to talk about mandatory reporting, but the fundamental point is that, big or small, rich or poor, organisations that are in a position of power and…03 Mar 2025HANSARDChurch of England: SafeguardingI thought my hon. Friend was going to ask me a very technical question about the trustees of cathedrals; characteristically, I would have stood up and said I do not know the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDSexual Exploitation and TraffickingThe trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is a horrific crime, and the Government work closely with law enforcement to tackle the drivers of that offending and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: GloucesterThe Government are determined to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse wherever it is found. That is why we have already announced bold measures to transform the policing response…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: GloucesterI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind words, and for his commitment to supporting victims. He will be aware that his private Member’s Bill is the responsibility of the…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: GloucesterI was waiting for that reference to Gloucester. As the right hon. Lady will know, the NAO report is largely based on the previous Government’s period in office, and although it…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSexual Exploitation and TraffickingLike my hon. Friend, I am horrified that such practices should be allowed to continue. Online platforms have a duty to assess the risk of illegal harms on their services, with a…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSexual Exploitation and TraffickingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and I recognise the parlous state of the criminal justice system that we inherited, which has led to some victims of rape and sexual…24 Feb 2025HANSARDSexual Exploitation and TraffickingI am working with victims across the country to ensure, as has already been announced, that cold cases like the one referred to by the shadow Minister can be reopened. The…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important point. The Government are clear that online platforms are a significant enabler of sexual exploitation, and must be responsible…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I am literally about to go into a cross-Government ministerial meeting with the Department for Education about exactly that. Our violence…24 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsRefuge accommodation actually sits within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. However, we have invested £30 million extra for councils to look at the need…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThere will be more than four.10 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportIt is a bit galling when people who have not sat through the debate come in and want to speak. There was no one on the Conservative Benches for the vast majority of the debate.…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportGo on then.05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI am not exactly sure how much it will cost West Midlands police, but what I do know is that the Home Office is going to give it to them. The shadow Minister has talked as if…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI do not know yet how many hours. I went out to Thames Valley police and saw exactly how many officer hours were saved by the police having direct video contact. A statement was…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI would absolutely love to come to Dorset. What my hon. Friend says is right. I think somebody mentioned the idea of a double bed with a single duvet moving round it, and although…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportConservative interventions have not been that world-beating, so no, I will not. Things are not perfect. We all think that there should be more police officers. We all want greater…05 Feb 2025