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HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyAbsolutely, I can confirm that. I am more than happy to meet my hon. Friend and the others she has mentioned to discuss what exactly goes into the guidance. We always have to…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyThe hon. Lady will see from the strategy that the issue of tech is undoubtedly in there. I agree that, on assessing how well things are going, it seems quite a long time to wait…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI absolutely can confirm that. The strategy is not only about challenging institutions, whether that is children’s services, police forces or the court system; we have tried to…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI totally agree, and I am not a fan of the term “toxic masculinity”. As somebody who has raised two men—I used to be able to say I have children, but I have raised two men; they…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyFirst and foremost, I welcome my hon. Friend—I don’t really need to welcome her to the party; she and I have been in the same meetings in the sector for about a decade. I…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI really thank the hon. Gentleman for his approach to this issue, and for working collectively with us. Alongside the strategy, there is a statement specifically targeted at men…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right when she characterises the kind of violent pornography that young people are exposed to. Among other things, part of the strategy is to ban…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyIn the list of people who have put in effort over the years in this regard, I would like to make special mention of Baroness May, who I worked with for many years on many of these…18 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyAs the hon. Member’s constituency borders mine, I am afraid that we see many of the same problems. The inadequacy of some of the temporary accommodation in Birmingham is not…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyAbsolutely. I would say, as would anyone who has ever worked on the frontline, that there is a time-honoured tradition of the police blaming the CPS and the CPS blaming the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI will absolutely promise this to the women across the hon. Member’s constituency, and all the constituencies represented in this Chamber—the idea that a piece of paper written by…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyWhile the strategy that will be announced on Thursday is for England and Wales and is devolved, I take a very personal interest in the safety and security of women in every one of…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe Home Secretary was on television talking about the Home Office’s plans with regard to the centre for violence against women and girls, the expansion of V100—a Metropolitan…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI only wish there was a high prevalence area in the country that I could target with all the interventions, but this is something that exists in every single part of the country.…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyAlthough I will not give out the detail until Thursday—I feel like I am going to say that a lot today—there is absolutely a need to look at the funding model. That is why I say…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI cannot say which organisations will get the funding, but I can absolutely commit to there being long-term funding.15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe strategy, like much of the work, applies to England and Wales, but I have met my counterparts in Scotland on a number of occasions to ensure that we are working together. Some…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe right hon. Lady makes a pertinent point about commissioning environments. Frankly, commissioning environments, running on an annual basis, have been the scourge of every…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyAbsolutely. We cannot just end the presumption of contact on its own because perpetrators will often just find a new tactic. We have to ensure that our family courts are fit for…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. When I say that the strategy has to be for everybody, I truly mean that. It has to be for employers as well. It is for businesses,…15 Dec 2025