Child Grooming

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons am 11:30 am ar 17 Mawrth 2015.

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Photo of Simon Hughes Simon Hughes The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 11:30, 17 Mawrth 2015

The hon. Gentleman is right to raise that issue. NSPCC research has shown that six in 10 teenagers have been asked for sexual images or videos online. That is an extraordinary figure, and many of them feel compelled to provide those images as a result of peer group pressure. We are absolutely convinced across the Government, including in the Department for Education, that personal, social, health and economic education—of which sex education is a part—is an important strategy. We need such an education process in the curriculum in every school to warn youngsters of the dangers, so that they know how to deal with them.