SHAME BASED CRIMES

Early day motion 706, tabled 22 November 2016 by Baroness Harman (Labour). Signed by 38 members.

That this House deplores all forms of shame based crimes, otherwise known as honour based crimes, and recognises the need for better understanding of the unique implications and challenges these crimes present to statutory service providers to ensure that all reported incidents are investigated and that all victims are supported; further deplores the rape and murder of Samia Shahid, which but for the tireless work of the hon. Member for Bradford West may otherwise have remained uninvestigated; and calls on the Government to put in a more rigorous and systematic approach to dealing with suspicious deaths of British nationals overseas and a more robust strategy to engage with communities in the UK to address all forms of shame based abuse.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Scottish National Party 14, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.