Oral QuestionWomen and Equalities

“What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.”

Tabled: 18 June 2026Answered: 24 June 2026

Asked by

Alison Hume

Labour — Scarborough and Whitby

Answering Minister

the Minister for Women and Equalities

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Catherine Atkinson)

We have made the landmark commitment to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, and we have begun delivering already; providing domestic abuse specialists in 999 call centres, specialist rape and sexual offence investigation units in our police forces, and £16 million for programmes in schools on healthy relationships and tackling harmful behaviour. Our ambition is clear, but there is much more work to do.