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Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 9 October 2024.

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Photo of Meg Hillier Meg Hillier Chair, Treasury Committee, Chair, Treasury Committee

We have had some progress since the Government were elected on issues relating to black and minority ethnic women and domestic violence. However, Valerie Forde, who was my constituent, was brutally murdered by her partner, and Valerie’s law— named for her and campaigned for by her daughter and the charity Sistah Space in my constituency—has not yet hit the statute book. Will the Minister reconsider and examine the support needed for women because of their ethnic, and racial or cultural background?