{"value":{"id":1925309,"askingMemberId":5125,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-06-30T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","uin":"900852","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.","answeringBodyId":21,"answeringBodyName":"Northern Ireland Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":true,"answeringMemberId":5162,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":5162,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I speak regularly to colleagues across this House, across Government and across the Northern Ireland Executive, raising the issue of violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Making progress on this matters enormously to me and to Government. People are rightly passionate about rising to this challenge.</p><p>I am proud of the steps we have taken but know that there is far more to do. Just this week, I attended the Violence Against Women and Girls Working Ministerial Group to ensure we can make further progress in Northern Ireland and right across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"<p>Across this House, people are passionate about rising to the challenge of tackling violence against women and girls.</p><p>I speak to them, including Ministers across Government and in the Northern Ireland Executive, to drive forward much-needed progress.</p><p>I am proud of the steps we have taken but know that there is far more to do. Just yesterday, I met with colleagues to take this work forward.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>","comparableAnswerText":"<p><del class=\"ministerial\">Across this House, people are passionate about rising to the challenge of tackling violence against women and girls.</del></p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">I speak to them, including Ministers across Government and in the Northern Ireland Executive, to drive forward much-needed progress.</del></p><p><del class=\"ministerial\">I am proud of the steps we have taken but know that there is far more to do. Just yesterday, I met with colleagues to take this work forward.</del></p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">I speak regularly to colleagues across this House, across Government and across the Northern Ireland Executive, raising the issue of violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland.</ins></p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">Making progress on this matters enormously to me and to Government. People are rightly passionate about rising to this challenge.</ins></p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">I am proud of the steps we have taken but know that there is far more to do. Just this week, I attended the Violence Against Women and Girls Working Ministerial Group to ensure we can make further progress in Northern Ireland and right across the United Kingdom.</ins></p><p> </p>","dateAnswerCorrected":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Gender Based Violence: Northern Ireland","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925309","method":"GET"}]}