I congratulate the hon. Member on this comprehensive and, at times, quite harrowing report. It is a huge body of work and some of it made for quite difficult reading. I was most disturbed by the tenfold increase in cases of rape and sexual assault on the under-18s. Given the Government response to her report, is she confident that servicewomen are safe from sexual violence in their workplace? Furthermore, given that rape and sexual assault will continue to be dealt with by court martial rather than by civilian courts, will she return to this issue at any future date to see whether there has been any increase in the number of convictions as a result?
Women in the Armed Forces
Proceeding contribution from
Carol Monaghan
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 9 December 2021.
It occurred during Backbench debate
and
Select Committee statement on Women in the Armed Forces.
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