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HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillIt is a genuine, true privilege to close this Second Reading debate on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill—the Hillsborough law. The introduction of the Bill is a huge…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThis is not a debate about the constitution; it is a debate about the duty of candour. I agree with the hon. and learned Member that the intention is for all nations in the United…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillMy hon. Friend, the Chair of the Justice Committee, pre-empts my next point, which is on the national oversight mechanism. Again, a number of right hon. and hon. Members mentioned…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillIndeed, and for me that is a fantastic point. This law may bear the name Hillsborough, but it is a Bill for the entire country, and this Government have made that a clear…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention, which gives me the opportunity to address some of the issues concerning devolution that were brought up in the debate. A number of hon.…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI will not, as I have quite a lot to get through. As a victims Minister, I want to put on record my commitment to continue to listen to and provide a voice for victims. I will do…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for that thoughtful intervention, and he is right. We need to get this right for all victims of all crimes—that includes intersectionality and vulnerable…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank the hon. Gentleman again for his time and for his support in providing help to Bethan and her parents. Meeting them and hearing their story was a privilege, and it is in…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI look forward to meeting the hon. Gentleman and his constituent in due course to discuss the failings in the criminal justice system that led to her experience. No victim should…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising that case. It is a horrific case that I know all too well, because the previous Member for Cardiff West, who is now in the other place, raised…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I begin by placing on the record my thanks to the Whips, the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee and all the…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Justice Committee for holding our feet to the fire as a Government to ensure that we bear down on that backlog. The Minister of…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillIt is truly an honour to open this debate and to bring the Victims and Courts Bill before the House. This Bill is about people—victims who have suffered unimaginable trauma and…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI echo those sentiments entirely It has genuinely been my privilege to hear her story, and to work with her to ensure that this measure stops rapists taking an active role in a…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMy right hon. Friend is right. The Bill is a testament to those brave victims and survivors who have spoken out about this injustice, and it is this Government who are correcting…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising the case of Violet-Grace. She has been a tireless campaigner and supporter of the family for many years. I have had the privilege of meeting the…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillThe shadow Minister is right that there are certain things that victims should be able to say in their victim impact statement—we agree on that—but there are things that are…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillThe shadow Minister has just outlined exactly why it would be wrong to put this into statute. The issue of victim impact statements is not black and white—there is a large grey…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI rise to close what has been an excellent debate on the Victims and Courts Bill. As I said in my opening remarks, this House is at its best when we come together and rise above…27 Oct 2025