Violence against Women and Girls 2026-07-13
2026-07-13
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Q1
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The question addresses the government's commitment to tackling violence against women and girls, including steps already taken.
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls?
We have made a commitment to halve the levels of violence against women and girls in a decade. We are taking action including investment of £53 million, preventing children from viewing nude imagery online, protecting over 1000 victims through domestic abuse orders.
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Q2
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Sussex has low conviction rates for rape cases, with Operation Soteria launched to improve the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
Can the Minister update on progress of Operation Soteria and set out what action is being taken to improve rape case investigations in Sussex?
All forces are implementing Operation Soteria, designed to help build the strongest possible case through tools, training and guidance. I will arrange a meeting with the Minister for Policing and Crime to discuss specific issues in Sussex.
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Specific progress of Operation Soteria not provided
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Q3
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Immigrant women fear reporting crimes due to concerns about their immigration status being used as a tool of control by abusers.
What is the Home Office doing to protect women from abuse where immigration status is used as a tool?
No woman should fear coming forward due to their immigration status. We support all victims of violence against women and girls, regardless of their status in this country.
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Q4
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A district councillor in Staffordshire Moorlands has been a victim of sexualised AI images, with comments made by another councillor deemed disgraceful.
Will the Home Secretary condemn the comments of Reform councillor Dave Poole regarding Councillor Jill Salt?
Those comments are a disgrace. I condemn them and call on all Members to take a unified stance on instances of violence against women, threats, abuse, creation of explicit images, and breaking the law.
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Q5
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There was a lack of buy-in from other Departments for the previous violence against women and girls strategy.
What is being done to ensure cross-Government commitment to tackling violence against women?
This is a cross-Government strategy led directly by the Prime Minister. Government Departments are committed, and this remains a cross-Government commitment with support across parties.
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Q6
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A survivor of sexual violence experienced years of pain and danger to have their abuser imprisoned, only for the Government to let them out early.
Why are prisoners being released after short sentences despite the harm they caused?
Justice was sought through the criminal justice system. The Ministry of Justice is focused on ensuring we do not run out of prison places in this country, which is a crisis I inherited from previous governments.
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Why prisoners are released early
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