"My Lords, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has accused the Government of watering down the criminal justice system at the expense of victims’ safety. What assurance can the Minister give to women, given the PM’s commitment on VAWG, that abusers will receive and serve custodial sentences?..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I begin by paying tribute to my noble friend Lord Patel for his excellent chairmanship of the Preterm Birth Committee, as well as his huge compassion throughout, and to my noble friend Lady Bertin for proposing the subject of the inquiry.
"My Lords, one of the key themes in “Adolescence” was intimate image abuse. Just this week, the Government have rejected the Women and Equalities Committee recommendation to increase from six months the time limit for victims to seek justice when their intimate images have been non-consensually shared. Will the Minister …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I speak to my amendments in this group. In doing so, I declare my interest as a guest of Google at its AI policy conference.
I start by thanking both the Minister and Minister Davies-Jones for taking the time to engage on this issue and for their endless …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"55C: Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment 55, and do propose Amendments 55D and 55E in lieu—..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, it is clear that, with the constant evolution of technology, we risk not being able to legislate rapidly enough to keep pace. How are the Government conducting their horizon scanning to ensure that we are always one step ahead of those who seek to abuse children in this …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, there has been an alarming number of so-called sextortion cases targeting teenagers who, tragically, have gone on to take their own lives. Are the Government working with schools to tackle the stigma that children sadly feel, and to give them the confidence to report this abuse?..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech
"My Lords, I support Amendment 58 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, and I apologise that I was not able to speak at Second Reading.
The Government have an admirable ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. I believe this amendment would aid …..." Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge - View Speech