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HANSARDDomestic 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 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 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and I suppose I want to say from this Dispatch Box that I want that perpetrator to be inconvenienced. Inconveniencing him is exactly what…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 2026HANSARD Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady makes an incredibly important point. She is absolutely right that we need to make sure these things are enforced. To Members who spoke about pornography, I would say…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsAs others have said, it is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) for securing…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI thank the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) very much for securing this debate on an important issue. I am grateful to her and to all others who have…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceThat is a very good question. There does seem to be a bit of a discrepancy. I know that when the hon. Lady was looking through different regulated systems to get people checked in…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI will come on to that when I pick up some of the issues of portability from one person to another. However, from Wednesday those hiring personal carers, or families engaging…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. When I woke up this morning, I did not think that this debate would start until 10 pm, so any more time is a bonus. I apologise. The last time I…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceWe absolutely understand that. Just to be clear, police forces are paid through the DBS system to undertake the checks. The resources are given by the DBS system to police forces…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceWe recognise that people may want to use their existing DBS check when moving from one role to another, where the new role requires a check. That is exactly the point that the…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI will get back to the hon. Lady on the specifics of that. This is about people who are barred from working with children, and ensuring that we have enhanced international…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI do not think I can take any more interventions, because my time will run out. I am more than happy to meet the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, and to work with her…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Barring ServiceI will give way.19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is an independent system that oversees whether access to files from the DBS has been granted appropriately. If the hon. Gentleman would like to write to me on this specific…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsHappy new year, Mr Speaker. The violence against women and girls strategy is absolutely for every woman and girl in our country. There are specific problems faced by people in…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady and pay tribute to Sharon Holland, who I have met a number of times, who campaigns fiercely on behalf of her daughter, Chloe. Suicide is a…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyNo doubt when the hon. Gentleman worked for Baroness May he was heavily involved in some of this work, so I should thank him for some of things he did in that time. I will not say…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI am very happy to say that coming up with a statutory definition of honour-based abuse, and working on statutory guidance with the organisations that my hon. Friend has…18 Dec 2025