Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]
25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Sexual Crimes and Domestic Abuse
I absolutely accept that violence against women and girls—the majority of which is committed by men—is absolutely abhorrent and must be stopped, but I reject some of the characterisations that were made in that question. We are working extremely hard to do that.
Yesterday, I visited Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre to hear about the wonderful work that, as part of delivering our equally safe strategy, is directly impacting women and girls who face those abuses and is making improvements in their lives. I have also met Jess Phillips MP, so that we can take a collaborative approach to tackling technology-facilitated abuse of women.
This Government is absolutely taking action to address those abhorrent abuses of women and girls.
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Ash Regan
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Kaukab Stewart
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The Presiding Officer
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That concludes general question time.