AQW 16125/22-27

Mr Timothy Gaston
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 02/10/2024
Answered On Date: 18/10/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of their statutory obligation to represent the interests of victims, for their assessment of the victims’ accounts of the role of the IRA in the abuse of women and girls, as highlighted in the Research Report 2024, When you know what they are capable of: Paramilitary-related Gendered Coercive Control.

Answer:

We remain committed to ensuring that the needs of victims and survivors continue to be met, and the new Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls is intended to address the full spectrum of violence, abuse and harm against women and girls.

All women and girls deserve to live in a place that is free from gender-based violence, abuse and harm. A key part of the Framework is providing support to victims and survivors of violence.

Officials from the EVAWG Programme team continue to work closely with their counterparts in the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism & Organised Crime (EPPOC). EVAWG is represented on the EPPOC Programme Board.