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HANSARDIdentification of Victims of Modern Slavery: Call for EvidenceOn 16 July 2025, I announced a public call for evidence on identification of victims of modern slavery. The goal of this call for evidence was to hear views from stakeholders on…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWhen the right hon. Gentleman says that rape has gone up, does he mean that the recorded crime of rape has gone up? Does he recognise that all Members of this House should…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWhat is actually going up is rape charging. To put the record straight, I never criticised increased reporting of rape. What I criticised was the decimation of rape charging under…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe right hon. Gentleman raised many such points, so he will excuse me if I do not give way now. It seems that the whole House can agree that no one likes the funding formula. The…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank all the hon. Members who have contributed to the debate—there was a big representation from the Liberal Democrats. I will not repeat the details of the settlement, as they…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will give way to the hon. Member for Huntingdon and then to my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr Brash).11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportTo answer the hon. Gentleman’s first question, yes, of course that will be factored in. Did he say 2001? I really enjoyed the conflab in the debate about who was to blame for…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will come to the points that were raised in the debate, and that is one that the right hon. Gentleman raised many times. The hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) asked a…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportIf the shadow Minister was so upset about this, why did he not do anything about it?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportI will make some progress. I do not think that those warranted police officers should be doing that. That is why we are tilting to increase the number of police, getting 12,000 of…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportFar be it from me to have the authority to do that right now—I have to be honest. My colleagues who are responsible for local government and policing, my right hon. Friend the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportOur cross-cutting Government strategy commits £1 billion over the next three years to support victims of violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse. That includes…09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportThe hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly good point. We would save ourselves a lot of time and people a lot of harm if we just got it right in the first place. That is why the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyWhat I would say to the shadow Minister and to everybody is this: I do not care who you are or where you come from; if you abuse women in our country, we will come for you. There…09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that suggestion. I will ensure that our officials look up that particular study. I will do anything that shows an improvement in this area. It…09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportI pay tribute to the organisation in my hon. Friend’s constituency and to all such organisations across our constituencies, and I pay tribute to her for doing that work in her own…09 Feb 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI give credit to the stalking victims and stalking organisations that took out a super-complaint against the previous Government, I think, on the many different areas where…09 Feb 2026HANSARDDomestic Violence: Victim SupportWhile these are questions to the Home Office, and people will rightly bring questions about policing across the country, only 10% of domestic abuse victims will ever see the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is for the Scottish Government to undertake an inquiry because, unlike in Wales, justice is devolved in Scotland, as are education and health—all of which will be vital facets…09 Feb 2026