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Women: Safety

Asked by Cat EcclesLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 64964

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of girls and young women in public places.

Answered by Jess Phillips

Ensuring the safety of women and girls in public spaces is a top priority for this Government. We have set out an unprecedented mission to halve the level of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade. That means working to tackle threats to women's safety in all areas of their lives, including in public places. To underpin this ambition, we will shortly be publishing a VAWG Strategy.

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