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HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am so grateful to my hon. Friend, who does so much work in her constituency to help women and girls and to tackle these heinous crimes. We very much want, through the strategy,…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI thank the hon. Gentleman for dealing with some important points in a sensitive way. He will know that, alongside the violence against women and girls strategy, only a matter of…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsAs I said in response to the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald), we meet or exceed all the requirements of the convention, except for three areas. One of those has…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady knows the range of crimes that are included under the umbrella of violence against women and girls: they range from rape and sexual assault through to female genital…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. I hope he has heard, as I have said before, the assurances I have given at the Dispatch Box that while we are…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI probably ought not to support the application, given that I am a Minister in the Department handing out the bids. What I will do is warmly encourage the efforts of police and…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe hon. Member will know the work that has been done in recent years—indeed, by my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead—to tackle female genital mutilation and ensure…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsIt is great to hear about the initiatives in my hon. Friend’s constituency and, indeed, throughout the country. The Ask for Angela scheme is really effective and we took…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend identifies an important theme in this work. I should say that it is work that we set out not just in this strategy; there is a whole body of work that we are doing…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady has described just one of many calibrations—behaviours—that we all use and have used to ensure that we get home safely. I have talked before about the immediate…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsAs I hope is clear in the strategy, we are looking very thoroughly at the issue of street harassment. We very much hear the concerns of Members on both sides of the House about…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe right hon. Lady is right to highlight the issue of escalating behaviours. On waiting 10 years, this is the beginning of the journey. If one reads the strategy—I appreciate it…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsYes. I thank my hon. Friend, who has been a diligent campaigner on these issues. I remember meeting him some months ago on precisely these issues and he has dealt with them, if I…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaI thank the hon. Lady for her comments; she spoke with such passion, and she is right. Every time she and other Members of this House stand up to speak on behalf of their…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaVery much so. My challenge to these tech companies is, “Look: you have some of the brightest brains in the world. You recruit from the top universities. You pay—I…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaMy hon. Friend alights upon a very important point, but also one that will require the scrutiny and debate of this House. While we know that many, many cowards hide behind…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaWe all acknowledge the echo chamber that social media provides, and the fact that being available online across the world perhaps enables just a single person to have far more…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaI am going to temper the hon. Lady’s remarks with some facts. The Home Secretary did not say that she supported football fans booing England players for taking the knee. The Prime…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaThe hon. Lady knows that we have asked the Law Commission to look into the laws relating to malicious online communications. I declare my interest as a former prosecuting counsel.…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaThat is an extremely interesting point, and I promise I will look into it.14 Jul 2021