Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sadik Al-Hassan and Imogen Walker

Tuesday 15th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset) (Lab)]

6. What steps he is taking to help tackle AI-based violence against women and girls crime in online spaces.

[Imogen Walker (Hamilton and Clyde Valley) (Lab)]

8. What steps he is taking to help tackle AI-based violence against women and girls crime in online spaces.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)]

We have proudly delivered a world-leading package of intimate image abuse offences, which criminalise taking or creating intimate images without consent, including AI-generated deepfakes. Through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, we have introduced new powers for courts to order the deletion of these images to better protect victims, but we are not stopping there, and we know that there is more to do.