Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure the development of an expert-informed public awareness campaigns on violence against women in the forthcoming Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

In July we published the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy to help ensure that women and girls are safe everywhere - at home, online and on the streets.

The new strategy commits this government to using communications to create behaviour change that targets and challenge perpetrators, educates young people about healthy relationships and consent, and ensures victims can recognise abuse and non-contact sexual offending.

The Strategy was informed by an unprecedented 180,000 responses from the general public and stakeholders as part of our Call for Evidence. As we develop the campaign, we are continuing to consult stakeholders, including third sector organisations, academics and victims’ services to ensure their expertise, insights and experience are reflected in the campaign.