“What estimate he has made of the number of pubs that closed in 2018; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for those pub closures.”
Asked by
Mr Toby Perkins
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
Female genital mutilation is an abhorrent practice and I am determined to see more prosecutions. Earlier this week, I spoke at the Crown Prosecution Service’s second national multi-agency conference on honour-based abuse, where I was privileged to have survivors share their stories with me and was moved by their bravery and advocacy for others. I agree with them that we urgently need to improve the criminal justice response to these cases. Last December I attended the first national honour-based abuse scrutiny panel, hosted by the CPS, and will continue to work closely with the service on this matter.