Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 903751

Gender Based Violence

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

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 McNeill
There 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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