Female circumcision is a barbaric practice which involves the removal, usually with non-sterilised equipment and no anaesthetic, of parts of the genitalia of young girls.
It is common amongst members of certain communities originating from parts of Africa and some Gulf states, and it is believed that thousands of young girls living in Britain are victims of this abhorrent practice.
A few years ago, Parliament decided to pass a law to prevent British girls from being subject to female circumcision either here or abroad. Lots of MPs made worthy speeches condemning the practice and eventually a law was passed which would have any men who arranged for their daughters to be abused in this fashion to be imprisoned.
Unfortunately nothing else was done. I have asked the Metropolitan Police how many people they have investigated or prosecuted for this offence and they are refusing to say, citing privacy reasons.
I have pointed out that I do not want names and addresses just numbers, but still they refuse. Informally, I am told that the Met have investigated a tiny number of cases, and that nobody has been prosecuted let alone imprisoned.
Once again political correctness has ensured that a cover-up is taking place. Most right-thinking people would agree that carving up the genitalia of a young girls with a filthy razor is an unpleasant thing to do. But actually to do anything to stop it might upset thousands of members of minority groups in Britain, who would shout “racism”. So we pass a law, do absolutely nothing and make it as difficult as possible for anyone, including MPs, to find out the truth.
Among other things, our commitment to supporting diversity means turning a blind eye to forced marriages, not doing enough to prevent honour killings, ignoring female genital mutilation and allowing the benefits system to support polygamy.
When are we going to have the self confidence to say to minority communities, that we believe that Western cultural values are rather better than those that pertain elsewhere in the world, and that anyone who comes here should respect them or go home?
How would telling them to go home help these girls?
Also Mr. Davies is wrong to say we don’t know how many people have been prosecuted of this crime. I belive the number is one prosecution of one man from Somalia.
Yes one prosecution.
FGM is not as big a problem in *BRITAIN* as forced marriages or “honour killings”.
He says “thousands of members of minority groups in Britain, who would shout “racism”; wrong it is minority groups who are crying out for help to protect womens rights but are oft4en let down by the government not providing the frameworkin which we can help these women.
Sir, it is most refreshing to hear a politician have the guts to speak frankly and truthfully on a “minority issue”. It is high time we force every resident of our country to respect our laws, customs, and values. It appears we only enforce the law and moral standards on ourselves, while making unjustifiable allowances for extremist elements of minority immigrant groups.
Please continue with your worthwhile and informative writings here. I have just finished reading “Reviving Tory Britain” (from http://www.cornerstonegroup.org.uk/reviving_tory_britain.pdf) and am inspired by the content. However, I am disappointed to note the clear failure of the Conservative Party to communicate these values and objectives to the electorate. For the sake of our Union, I would request that the Party redouble their efforts and ensure they do not concede 2009 to Brown.
Thank you.