Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Tuesday 10th December 2024

(4 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nicholas Dakin Portrait Sir Nicholas Dakin
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I do not think now is the time to consider that.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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Avon and Somerset police is doing an excellent job at Bath Christmas market, challenging any individual seen behaving inappropriately towards a woman or young female. What more can the Ministry of Justice do to tackle street harassment?

Alex Davies-Jones Portrait Alex Davies-Jones
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We are working closely with our colleagues in the Home Office to tackle violence against women and girls. This Government were elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls over the course of a decade. That includes all crimes against women and girls, particularly harassment, and we are working together to ensure that that happens.