Tackling Violent and Sexual Offences
2021-11-22
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Q1
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No specific context provided, but the question pertains to the effectiveness of measures taken by the Department for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls.
What recent assessment has her Department made on the progress of its tackling violence against women and girls strategy?
Crimes of violence against women and girls are abhorrent and have no place in our society. Maggie Blyth has been appointed as the new policing lead for tackling violence against women and girls. We have launched a £5 million safety of women at night fund, and we will be launching a national communications campaign focused on targeting perpetrators, educating young people and ensuring victims can access support.
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The MP asked for a recent assessment, but the answer provided details about new initiatives without offering any specific assessment or metrics of progress.
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Q2
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The MP mentions previous promises made by Home Secretaries to take action against individuals released from prison who have committed heinous crimes.
Successive Home Secretaries, including the present Home Secretary directly, have promised me that action would be taken where appropriate to deport those perpetrators. Can we know what progress has been made? If there has been no progress, will the Home Secretary agree to meet me?
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has indicated that she would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. We all recognise the need to tackle these absolutely disgusting crimes, and I am sure that the whole House would support what he is asking for.
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The MP asked specifically about progress in deporting perpetrators, but the answer avoided addressing this issue directly and offered instead a meeting with no commitment to provide information beforehand.
Offered Meeting Instead Of Information
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Q3
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The MP mentions an event focused on crime issues where the discussion about violence against women was particularly concerning.
Drugs, speeding and ineffective response times were top issues at the crime forum I held in Breightmet and Tonge with Haulgh, but it was violence against women that gave me pause during that event. What is being done to tackle violence against women in Bolton?
I thank my hon. Friend for how he is focusing on this issue. We have a national programme to support women and girls' safety and, as part of that, Greater Manchester has been awarded £1.5 million from the Home Office's domestic abuse perpetrator programme fund. The fund works with perpetrators to get them to change their behaviour. It is very difficult but important work, and it is taking place specifically in Bolton. One of the partners is Talk, Listen, Change, which has been accredited by the organisation, Respect, as delivering very high-quality interventions.
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