Written questions by Gosling.

What steps her Department is taking to tackle retail crime.

Tackling retail crime, in partnership with police and retailers, is a top priority for this government.In the last year of the previous government, shop theft reached a record high, and violence and abuse towards retail workers increased at an unacceptable level.This Government will not tolerate these crimes. Through our Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced a new offence of assaulting a retail worker and we will end the effective immunity for shop theft of goods under £200.

What steps the Department is taking to support (a) parents and (b) carers facing domestic (i) abuse and (ii) violence from (A) children and (B) wards.

The scale of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in our country is intolerable and this Government will treat it as the national emergency that it is. Tackling VAWG is a top priority and our mission is to halve VAWG within a decade. To achieve this am...

What assessment she has made of the suitability of Nuneaton constituency for a youth hub in the context of plans relating to the young futures unit.

The Government is committed to rolling out a network of Young Futures Hubs which will bring together services to help improve the way young people can access the support they need.Over the coming weeks we will be engaging with local communities, the polic...

What steps her Department is taking to support primary prevention regarding violence against women and girls.

This Government will treat tackling violence against women and girls as a national emergency and prevention will be a key element of our approach.With a mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.