Baroness Barker
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(4 years, 5 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
Honour-based violence is, in and of itself, a crime, as is FGM—so laws already exist to tackle that. She is right that there is not a specific mention in the Domestic Abuse Bill. I am not sure that it needs to be in the Bill, but that is not to say that it does not need tackling; we have measures in place to tackle it.
Baroness Barker (LD) [V]
How will the Government ensure that ending violence against women and girls is taught in all faith schools?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The noble Baroness will know that from September relationships and sex education will be compulsory in secondary schools, and I am sure she will welcome that. Part of it will be about teaching children what respect for other children looks like, not just some of the quite warped things that they might see on the internet.