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HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Lady and pay tribute to Julie Devey and Carole Gould, two of the parents who are fighting this campaign. A Ministry of Justice sentencing review is currently…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic AbuseI have met Samantha Billingham, a local west midlands legend campaigning in this space, a number of times and I share my hon. Friend’s shock at the lack of knowledge about…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe Government have set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. I say this on White Ribbon Day, and it is good to see everybody…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to Stay Safe East, one of very few specialist disability and domestic abuse charities. Without “by and for” services, we simply…25 Nov 2024HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenThere is nothing more important for the Government than keeping our children safe. That is why I am appalled by the volume of child abuse that is proliferating online, and why we…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDirector of Labour Market Enforcement: Interim Annual Strategy 2024-25Alongside the Minister with responsibility for employment rights, competition and markets, my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders), I am…14 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsHaving done that work myself, I am more than happy to champion and praise the work of IDVAs and ISVAs. As my hon. Friend might imagine, we will use every tool available to us,…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsIt is indeed totally unacceptable, and it is, I am afraid, a legacy of a totally failed justice system. We know that owing to the complexity of the system, rape victims are often…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI thank my hon. Friend for question. The first march was in 1977 and, frankly, progress has been too slow if we still need to march. We will use a cross-Government, transformative…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe simple answer is yes, I do agree. As somebody who has written and delivered such programmes in schools, I know that brilliant work is going on across the country in local…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Government are absolutely committed to tackling misogyny, both before it starts and when it exists. Hate crime reviews are being undertaken, and I am more than happy to meet…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman, and I remember his valiant efforts during the passage of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. The Government have committed to ensuring…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI have spoken to the Chief Constable of the PSNI within the last week, and he has requested that we go over to Northern Ireland. That trip is planned for early in the new year,…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI would like to say very clearly from the Dispatch Box that it is a total myth that people cannot access mental health support when awaiting trial. It is something that has crept…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI could not agree more with the hon. Lady, as she might imagine, considering the seat that I represent. We need a strong “by and for” service in our country. We need to ensure…13 Nov 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThis Government are committed to using all the levers at our disposal to deliver our mission to halve violence against women and girls. We have already announced our intention to…13 Nov 2024HANSARDPolicingAs the Home Secretary laid out, extra neighbourhood policing is important not just because we need more police on our streets, but because when our constituents—shop workers and…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicingI remind the right hon. Gentleman and the House that concerts were cancelled in Vienna because of a terror threat that the CIA identified could harm tens of thousands of people. I…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicingAs it falls to me to answer this, let me say that the right hon. Gentleman knows fine well that operational decisions for policing fall to the police, in this situation and in…21 Oct 2024HANSARDPolicingAs the Home Secretary outlined on neighbourhood policing, we will bring in respect orders to ensure that antisocial behaviour in particular areas is targeted in a way that it…21 Oct 2024