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HANSARDViolence 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 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyRegarding access to pornographic content, I was pleased this week to hear that access to the Pornhub site has gone down by 77% since age verification checks were introduced, so…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI was in Woking looking at the multi-agency services offered there, and I have to say that I was incredibly impressed by what is on offer in Surrey, both for victims who wish to…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 StrategyI am more than happy to listen to the hon. Gentleman’s representations in that regard.15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI will not be drawn on what the strategy says, but that is currently the case. This year, the Government have increased the funding to the migrant victims fund, which is exactly…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI shall ring the football clubs of Birmingham later today to ensure that they are as well. I pay tribute to all our caseworkers, because they are on the frontline of the cases we…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyMinisters from MHCLG are key partners, and housing is a huge part of the issue of, specifically, domestic abuse-related crimes. Today the MHCLG announced refuge funding of £499…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for that reminder of those failures; we absolutely have to change that this time. I can pay no greater credit than to say that the person who has done the…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 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 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 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 StrategyMy hon. Friend shares my passion for this subject, and has done over many years. She is absolutely right: the data shows that nearly half of all teenage relationships between…15 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyThe scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable, and this Government are treating it as a national emergency. Members are aware that we have made an…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 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 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 can absolutely give my hon. Friend that guarantee. For too long women have had to take all of the responsibility in this area, and frankly they have done most of the labour for…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 2025