Written Question·Home Office·UIN 76587
Migrants: Detainees
Tabled: 11 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Kirsty Blackman
Scottish National Party — Aberdeen North
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of (a) the Government’s commitment to halving levels of violence against women and girls within a decade and (b) the detention of women in immigration
Answer
Jess PhillipsAsylum-seeking victims must be treated as victims, first and foremost. We recognise the challenges asylum-seeking victims of VAWG can face and the VAWG Strategy will include more detail on our approach to migrant victims of VAWG. It is vital that we get t...
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