Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jake Richards and Baggy Shanker

Tuesday 19th May 2026 Commons Chamber

[Jake Richards]

Some of the matters that the hon. Member has raised are perhaps matters for the Foreign Secretary, rather than the Justice Secretary. As he said, we clearly always respect international law and the principle of the rule of law more generally.

[Baggy Shanker (Derby South) (Lab/Co-op)]

Sexual assaults and harassment on trains have risen by more than a third over the past 10 years, yet too many trains and stations still lack adequate CCTV. That evidence gap lets criminals evade justice and fails victims. What steps are the Secretary of State and his colleagues taking to improve CCTV coverage across the whole rail network, so that perpetrators of violence against women and girls can be brought to justice?