Asked by: Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a strategy for tackling violence against boys and men.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
This Government recognises that men and boys experience abusive and violent crimes, such as stalking, domestic abuse, and sexual violence, and we are committed to ensuring that male victims and survivors get the support that they need. The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice fund organisations such as Respect, Galop, SignHealth, and Hourglass, which provide essential support to male victims. This includes the Men’s Advice Line, run by Respect, which offers vital support to male victims of domestic abuse.
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 11 June, we are continuing to work through the details of government funding for tackling VAWG over the 2026–2029 Spending Review period.
We are working tirelessly across government to deliver the VAWG Strategy. It is vital that we get this right, and we are committed to publishing the Strategy as soon as possible.
Asked by: Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they dedicate to the protection of boys and men from violence.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
This Government recognises that men and boys experience abusive and violent crimes, such as stalking, domestic abuse, and sexual violence, and we are committed to ensuring that male victims and survivors get the support that they need. The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice fund organisations such as Respect, Galop, SignHealth, and Hourglass, which provide essential support to male victims. This includes the Men’s Advice Line, run by Respect, which offers vital support to male victims of domestic abuse.
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 11 June, we are continuing to work through the details of government funding for tackling VAWG over the 2026–2029 Spending Review period.
We are working tirelessly across government to deliver the VAWG Strategy. It is vital that we get this right, and we are committed to publishing the Strategy as soon as possible.
Asked by: Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what resources they dedicate to the implementation of the strategy to address violence against women and girls.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is.
The Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy will set out the Government’s strategic direction and the concrete actions required to deliver on our ambition to halve VAWG within a decade. This has been underpinned by a robust analytical sprint and a Theory of Change, ensuring our approach is grounded in the best available evidence.
The Strategy recognises the need for a whole-system approach to tackling VAWG. We have worked collaboratively across government departments to develop policies that support this ambition and drive meaningful change.
Following the Chancellor’s announcement on 11 June, we are continuing to work through the details of government funding for tackling VAWG over the 2026–2029 Spending Review period.
We are working tirelessly across government to deliver the VAWG Strategy. It is vital that we get this right, and we are committed to publishing the Strategy as soon as possible.
Asked by: Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are planning to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under close review, as we seek to protect the UK from the threats that we face. However, we will not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.
Iran's malign activities, including the activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The UK already maintains sanctions on over 450 Iranian individuals and entities covering human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, malign influence internationally and state threats, including sanctioning the IRGC in its entirety. The Government will continue to consider what further steps may be taken to deter Iran's malign activity.
The National Security Act 2023 provides another significant toolkit in the fight against individuals working for state entities like the IRGC. The UK is now a harder target for those states which seek to conduct hostile acts against the UK, including espionage, interference in our political system, sabotage, and assassination.
Asked by: Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that police receive adequate training in ECHR rights with regard to policing safe access zones around abortion clinics.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
Under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the police have an obligation to comply with the ECHR in all aspects of their work. Officer training is a matter for individual forces, which are independent of the Government.