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Written Question

Women: Northern Ireland

Monday 18th May 2026

Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the safety of women and girls in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Matthew Patrick - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

The Secretary of State and I regularly meet with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers to discuss a range of priority issues in Northern Ireland, this has included discussions on working together to tackle violence against women and girls. I welcome the Executive Office’s second Delivery Plan to implement the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework 2024-2031 following its launch last month.

I have also raised this shameful issue at last month’s British Irish Intergovernmental Conference along with the Irish Government. We can all learn from approaches across the UK and Ireland and beyond to ensure women and girls are safe and feel safe wherever they are in this country.

Bill Documents
15 May 2026 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026 - large print
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26

Bill Documents
15 May 2026 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26