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The Government have committed to halving violence against women and girls in a decade. I have met the Minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess Phillips), who is, as the House knows, a dedicated and respected campaigner on those issues. I have also spoken to several Members about their concerns, including my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Alex McIntyre), whose private Member’s Bill—the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill—has been given its First Reading; my hon. Friend the Member for Lowestoft; and the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones). Members shared many powerful stories from their constituents.