Found: Yet certain forms of gender-based violence, such as domestic and so-called ‘honour’-based abuse

Found: is well-established that certain forms of gender-based violence, such as domestic and so- called ‘honour

Found: Yet certain forms of gender-based violence, such as domestic and so-called ‘honour’-based abuse

Found: asylum process HC 998 5th Attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings HC 331 6th So-called honour-based

Found: maternal health: Government Response to the Committee’s Third ReportHC 1611 6th SpecialSo-called honour

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 23 May (HL4639), when the findings of the feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates for female genital mutilation and forced marriage will be published.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has committed to halving violence against women and girls over the next decade. Combatting so-called ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) is very much a part of this work. The Home Office commissioned the University of Birmingham in 2023 to conduct a feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates for female genital mutilation and forced marriage.

We are currently considering the findings of the feasibility study and we will confirm our next steps shortly.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government between 2018 and 2022 how many British citizens, if any, have reported being in a forced marriage to individuals in the UK who have students visas.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Since April 2019, police forces in England and Wales have been required to provide quarterly data returns to the Home Office on so-called ‘honour’-based abuse offences, including forced marriage. The most recent data show 172 forced marriage related offences recorded in the year ending March 2023.

In addition, the joint Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) also publishes statistics on forced marriage cases reported to the unit. The most recent statistics show the FMU provided support in 280 cases of forced marriage in 2023.

The Home Office does not hold data on forced marriages relating to individuals with student visas.

Found: For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse North Yorkshire Order of

Found: For services to the Victims of Child, Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse (North Yorkshire) Professor

Found: JASVINDER KAUR SANGHERA CBE She is a national and international expert on forced marriage (FM) and honour

Found: A bespoke course on trauma and so-called ‘honour-based’ abuse and forced marriage is in development

Found: WCYP primarily from minority ethnic background experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour

Found: of our delivery plan, we heard about challenges arising from the absence of a clear definition of honour-based

Found: So-called ‘Honour-based’ Abuse • So-called ‘honour-based’ abuse (HBA) can be defined as abuse perpetrated

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to amend the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 to include alleged perpetrators who are outside of the immediate family.

Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety

Any form of violence against women and girls is abhorrent and we recognise that minority ethnic women can experience culturally specific forms of abuse and violence, including from perpetrators outside of their immediate family.

We have established a network of experts to support and inform our work to address violence against BME women and girls, including consideration of any further action that may be required. This group will ensure the voices and needs of BME women are heard, and the specific issues they face, such as extended family abuse and honour-based abuse, are effectively tackled.