Gender Based Violence
Commons · Question 68399 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legislation surrounding violence against women and girls.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 23 Jul 2025
This Government is taking action to deliver a transformative, cross-government approach to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) underpinned by a new strategy which will be published later this year. We have already sought to strengthen the legisl...