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HANSARDIndependent Child Trafficking Guardianship ServiceI am today announcing the award of a new £25 million national contract for the independent child trafficking guardianship service, which provides specialist support to potential…13 Jul 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Public LifeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for raising this vital issue, and for her continued advocacy for victims and survivors of domestic abuse…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Public LifeThank you for your patience, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is the most incredible privilege to be here in this Chamber to hear how my hon. Friend triumphed against the most horrendous…30 Jun 2026HANSARDMohamed al-Fayed: Alleged AbuseI thank the hon. Member for her work on the APPG and the vital work she is carrying out in supporting these women. Where there is evidence of criminal activity, it is the police’s…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMohamed al-Fayed: Alleged AbuseIt was an honour to be by the side of the Prime Minister when he met Fayed victim-survivors last week. I was proud that one of my first acts in post was to help facilitate the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMohamed al-Fayed: Alleged AbuseI thank my hon. Friend for the work he is doing with the APPG. As the Prime Minister made clear, the Government are committed to engaging with the Fayed victim-survivors and…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can absolutely confirm how close this issue is to my heart. Within the boundaries of operational independence, the Home Office is regularly engaging, and rightly so, with the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWomen and girls must feel and be safe everywhere, which is why we have provided funding for police to trial and evaluate Project Vigilant, where plain-clothed officers are…08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe VAWG strategy and the financial inclusion strategy set out ambitious commitments to tackle financial abuse. The Government are determined to embed the prevention of violence…08 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThis is something that we can absolutely agree on: where an offence is committed, the perpetrator should face the full force of the law. On victims not wanting to be called…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt also made sense to wait until a draft term of reference, setting out the scope of the inquiry, was developed and published in December ’25. At that point, the chair of the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt is absolutely right that it is an independent inquiry, and it is not for me to decide where the local investigations will be. The hon. Member will find out shortly whether his…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt absolutely is, and I will come on to that.01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI give way to the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan).01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on this most important issue. I am also grateful to all…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I absolutely will come to that as part of this speech. Let me assert once more the Government’s unwavering commitment to…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataThank you. We will look at research, including on the role that ethnicity, culture and religion play in group-based offending so that our response can lead to lasting, systemic…01 Jun 2026HANSARDChild Sexual Offender DataWe have all seen the impact of 14 years of cuts to services. There are lots of things that need improving, so I cannot speak specifically to that point. On the point made by my…01 Jun 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and I thank him even more for his apology about the appointment of Peter Madndelson. Speaking in the Chamber today, I want to once…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Reproductive CoercionI absolutely agree; the hon. Member makes very good points that I did not know about. The more we can talk about this issue, the better, and making it a stand-alone offence is…24 Mar 2026