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Gender Based Violence

Asked by Rebecca SmithConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 27 October 2025UIN 83591

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its updated violence against women and girls strategy.

Answered by Jess Phillips

This Government has been clear that the level of violence against women andgirls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable, and we are treating it as the national emergency that it is.The new VAWG Strategy will set the direction for the next decade, driving forward the Government’s bold ambition to halve VAWG within ten years. Thisis a landmark commitment that demands a truly transformational approach.

We are working tirelessly across government to deliver a Strategy that will setout bold, concrete actions to prevent violence and abuse, pursue perpetratorsand bring them to justice, and protect victims and survivors. It’s vital we get itright.

We’re working towards publication of the Strategy as soon as possibleand I will continue to keep the House updated on its development andforthcoming publication.

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