So my own MP has of nappy replied (labour MP)
Thanks very much for getting in touch about violence against women and immigration. These are both issues I have done a huge amount of work on in Parliament. Violence against women is unacceptable, whoever it is perpetrated by, and we need to ensure women feel able to speak out and that perpetrators of sexual violence do not hide behind cultural differences.
The attacks that took place in Cologne on New Year’s Eve must be condemned in the strongest terms and I know the German authorities are now holding the perpetrators to account. However, UK Foreign Office advice hasn’t changed as a result of the attacks, as you can see here. Evidence suggests this was just a one off event, albeit one we need to make sure isn’t repeated. We also need to make sure our criticism is targeted at the criminals carrying out these acts and not immigrants as a whole. Many of the people coming to Europe are themselves fleeing violence like that seen in Cologne, and much worse, and we need to make sure we honour of providing refuge to those who need it. Of course, anyone coming to Europe must abide by the law in whichever country they are in, and face the consequences if they do not.