Kerry McCarthy

Kerry McCarthy

Labour — Bristol East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 June 2026

Debate

Violence against Women and Girls

Contribution

The first time I met the Prime Minister was when, as Director of Public Prosecutions, he came to Parliament to meet a group of MPs to outline his 10-point plan for tackling female genital mutilation. Since then there have been hundreds of reports of FGM cases but very few prosecutions. What is the Solicitor General doing, whether through prosecutions or a multi-agency approach, to try to rescue young girls from this horrific mutilation?

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