Gender Based Violence
Commons · Question 30439 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on expediting and expanding the Online Safety Act 2023 to tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 18 Feb 2025
The misuse of technology to abuse or harm others (including online) has a disproportionate impact on women and children and we know this is a significant and growing issue in the UK and worldwide.Tackling VAWG in all of its forms, including when it takes ...