Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I'm very grateful to the committee for conducting this inquiry on gender-based violence impacting on migrant women, and thank all of those who gave evidence, but especially those who shared their lived experiences, and the specialist services that support them. And it is only by working together, including taking into account all sources of evidence and our findings, that we can effect real change.

The Equality and Social Justice Committee's report highlights many areas where we will continue as Welsh Government to focus our efforts in order to protect migrant women from violence and abuse, and the Welsh Government's formal response to this report was published last week on 7 December. We know that violence and abuse have significant and long-lasting impacts for victims and those around them. The committee's report alongside the sexual and gender-based violence against refugees from displacement to arrival—SEREDA—research report, which, in fact, I welcomed and received in May of this year, and the 'Uncharted Territory' report show that this is particularly acute for refugee migrant and asylum-seeking women. And many of these women face multiple forms of abuse, including domestic violence, sexual violence, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and immigration abuse and trafficking. And these groups face higher levels of violence, not only in their migration journeys, but also when they reach their destination. And as the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee has highlighted, additional barriers, such as the lack of support networks, language barriers and no recourse to public funds, often leave those experiencing abuse with little or no choice but to stay in, or return to dangerous and abusive situations. Victims and survivors of violence against women, sexual violence and domestic abuse also have the added complexity of no recourse to public funds, they're one of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society, as Members have clearly shown in the report and also elaborated on today.