Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 903751
Gender Based Violence
Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat — Eastbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Scottish offence of domestic assault in tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer
Kirsty McNeillThere can be no place in our society for violence against women and girls - and this Government was elected on a commitment to halve such violence over the next decade. Tackling domestic abuse is a core part of this mission. That is why last year the Secr...
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