It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Natalie Fleet) for bringing forward this really important debate. This debate matters because controlling or coercive behaviour is one of the most harmful, least visible and most misunderstood forms of domestic abuse causing deep and lasting harm, yet so often difficult to recognise, disclose and even evidence. The statutory guidance on controlling or coercive behaviour already recognises reproductive coercion including restricting access to contraception, refusing to use contraception, forcing pregnancy, deception about contraception, or forcing or denying access to abortion, IVF or any other reproductive procedure. Reproductive choice is a basic human right; the long-term emotional, psychological and sometimes physical harm this abuse causes must be understood. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 strengthened the framework by explicitly recognising controlling or coercive behaviour as domestic abuse extending the offence to ex-partners and family members who do not live together. Since 2015, police recorded more than 54,000 offences last year and CPS prosecutions have gone up by 38% compared with the previous year, to more than 1,500 defendants prosecuted. The Government are committed to updating the guidance on controlling or coercive behaviour by the end of this year reflecting the latest policy and practice including clearer recognition of reproductive coercion. More than £1 billion is being invested over the next three years to support victims of violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse survivors with funding for safe accommodation, advocacy, counselling and specialist services. The Ministry of Justice will invest £550 million in victim support services over the next three years of the spending review period.