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HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsWe will be, but this is such a fundamental review of policing and CPS practice. The area where we have piloted it already—Avon and Somerset—is beginning to roll out lessons to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI genuinely thank the hon. Lady for bringing to the fore the vital role that police and crime commissioners play in their local areas to do exactly the sort of the work that she…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI give way to my hon. Friend, who has been so patient.02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe world in the 21st century is having to grapple with some of those factors that we have seen emerge on the internet over the last two or three decades. I genuinely think this…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI would very much welcome my hon. Friend’s views on the “Enough” campaign. We set out three scenes to tackle exactly that tendency to turn away, giving people the courage to call…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsMay I say that there has been progress since the hon. Lady has been in her place? I very much hope that she welcomes the progress that we have made. Importantly, there is now a…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsIf I may, I will develop that point in my speech. As the right hon. Lady knows, an enormous amount of work is going on, particularly in the rape review, and I want to take the…02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI will give way to the hon. Lady and then to my hon. Friend.02 Mar 2022HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsIt is a genuine pleasure to be in the Chamber today to discuss this important issue ahead of International Women’s Day. We can start with some areas of agreement, because that is…02 Mar 2022HANSARDUK National Preventive Mechanism: Annual ReportThe United Nations optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, which the UK ratified in December 2003,…22 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMay I take a moment, Mr Speaker, to place on record my sincere thanks to Her Majesty the Queen, as we celebrate the seven decades of peerless public service that she has provided…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSafety in PrisonsThe hon. Gentleman talks about an issue on which there is agreement across the House. I do not think that anyone in the House wants to see our brave prison officers hurt or put at…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting the vulnerabilities of some female offenders. We are very much committed to delivering the female offender strategy by…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the tireless work that he put into the Committee that scrutinised the Domestic Abuse Bill. I am delighted to confirm that all tier 1 local authorities…08 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsWe are. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this important subject, because female genital mutilation is one of the most hidden crimes. Those poor victims, who are…08 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsMay I thank the hon. Gentleman for gravely articulating the many effects that such terrible crimes have on victims, not just in the immediate aftermath but for many years, often…08 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsI thank my right hon. Friend who has been concerted in her campaign on that terrible form of online crime involving deep fake imagery. On cyber-flashing, I am pleased to confirm…08 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsI am grateful to my hon. Friend because, as she will know, because she has a particular interest in the area, there are women in the criminal justice system who have been the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDViolence Against Women and GirlsI sincerely hope that the hon. Lady has welcomed the victims Bill consultation. As she will know, it has just closed, but it is very much part of this Government’s work to bring…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual Offences: Timeliness of CasesIn June, we published the end-to-end rape review report and action plan, which examined forensically each stage of the criminal justice system response to rape. As part of that,…08 Feb 2022