A question on #FemaleGenitalMutilationAndForcedMarriage tabled by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 27-03-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage
Question ID: 1789695
UIN: HL6265
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-27
Asking Member ID: 4308
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates of female genital mutilation and forced marriage, and their response to that study.
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Date answered: 2025-04-08
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: To prevent and respond effectively to forced marriage and FGM it is essential that we understand the prevalence of these crimes.As such, the Home Office commissioned a feasibility study in 2023 to examine whether it is possible to produce robust prevalenc...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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