Tackling Child Sexual Abuse

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:25 pm on 8 April 2025.

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Photo of Carla Lockhart Carla Lockhart DUP, Upper Bann 1:25, 8 April 2025

I know the Minister is passionate about this issue and I commend her for her efforts. Would she not agree that the sentencing for these most abhorrent crimes needs to truly reflect the seriousness of the offence? I do not think anyone can sit in this House today and not be broken or feel sick to the pit of their stomach when we hear accounts from the Front Benchers. Anyone who takes away the innocence of a child must serve the toughest of sentences. After all, these children have been subjected to a lifetime of trauma as a result of these horrific acts.