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Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think I know what my hon. Friend was going to say, because he was talking about something that we worked on together to try to bring this issue to the fore some years ago. We have to recognise that what has happened in this country has not been as successful as it could have been. We need people in this country to really go for the perpetrators, and anybody who knows anything should report it to the police. As I said, however, it is very hard for young girls to testify in court against family members or friends of the family, and we have to work together to try to make it easier for these cases to come to court and to have successful prosecutions.

8.59 pm

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Reference

656 c112 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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