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Debate between Gerald Jones and Keir Starmer(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)
1. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women relating to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab)
16. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women relating to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May)
The United Kingdom has some of the strongest protections in the world for safeguarding women and girls. The Government are committed to further supporting women to rebuild their lives, breaking cycles of abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice. We will continue to update our violence against women and girls strategy, as we have done every year, and we will consider the special rapporteur’s findings.