(9 years, 1 month ago)
Commons Chamber1. What steps her Department is taking to protect 16 and 17 year olds who are victims of child sexual exploitation.
6. What steps her Department is taking to protect 16 and 17 year olds who are victims of child sexual exploitation.
Before I answer the question, may I say that later this afternoon I shall of course make a statement on the Paris terrorist attacks? I am sure that the thoughts of the whole House are with the people of France, particularly with the victims—and their friends and families—of those terrible and horrific attacks.
Tackling child sexual exploitation is a top priority for this Government. We have already prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat in the strategic policing requirement, and made significant progress since the “Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation” report in March 2015.