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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:18 pm on 22 March 2016.

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Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse Conservative, North West Hampshire 8:18, 22 March 2016

I completely agree with the Minister. I wonder whether her Department, or indeed the police, might look at the French experience, which has involved a significant number of prosecutions and convictions, particularly for FGM but also for other harmful cultural practices. My hon. Friend Jake Berry made the point that one of the difficulties that the police sometimes face from a cultural point of view is that the perpetrator is often a family member. So we may well be prosecuting granny and putting her in prison, but even that is no excuse, and we need to lock some of these people up, if only to send a signal.