Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Rehman Chishti Excerpts
Thursday 22nd November 2012

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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May we have a debate on yesterday’s report on sexual grooming by gangs?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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The House will have been shocked, as my hon. Friend no doubt was, by the report. The House, through the Backbench Business Committee, was able to debate child sexual exploitation last week. The issue has been debated, but we must press forward, and my colleagues are doing so with the tackling child sexual exploitation action plan and other measures. The interim report made a number of recommendations that we must pursue. We must also look at the recommendations from phase 2 next year, but be ready now to take all the action we can, as illustrated by my hon. Friends’ response to last week’s debate.