My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is in our schools that those calls are strongest, which means that young women in their school uniforms are being significantly impacted. They feel scared to walk home alone. They are given advice to stay to well-lit areas, to ensure that they walk in areas with CCTV and to be careful on public transport. Yet again, we are saying, “Girls, be careful,” and not, “Men, don’t do it.” That is why I feel so strongly about specific legislation on public sexual harassment that empowers women to point at behaviours and say, “That is a crime.”
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Nokes
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 February 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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