Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Dyke and Lucy Rigby

Tuesday 3rd November 2026 Commons Chamber

[Lucy Rigby]

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for all the work she has done in this area, including with Mr Turner. I will table an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, the Second Reading of which is next week, which will enable the Ministry of Justice to make regulations to put the change into action.

[Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton) (LD)]

As a YMCA parliamentary patron, I visited the YMCA’s home in Glastonbury, which works alongside Street Foyer to support young people, including care leavers. Many care leavers had child trust funds opened by the state but have no parent or guardian to tell them that the money exists. They need it the most. What is the Minister doing to ensure that every care leaver receives the savings that are rightfully theirs?

[Lucy Rigby]

We are looking at that issue via the child trust fund taskforce. I am more than happy to communicate further with the hon. Member on it.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Dyke and Lucy Rigby

Thursday 6th February 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton) (LD)]

I have had many victims of domestic abuse write to me, following lengthy periods of inaction from the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and other organisations, which have left victims at risk and feeling horribly anxious. How will the Minister ensure that prosecution rates improve and victims have confidence in the criminal justice system?

[The Solicitor General]

The hon. Member makes an important point. I am sorry to hear of the examples that she raises. This Government have a historic mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade, and we are taking a series of important steps to work towards the increased number of prosecutions that she refers to. For example, we are introducing specialist rape and sexual offences teams in every police force; working to increase referrals with the recently launched domestic abuse joint justice plan; fast-tracking rape cases; and introducing free independent legal advisers for victims of adult rape. I referred earlier to domestic abuse protection orders, and the first convictions for breach of them are already being seen.