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HANSARDChief Coroner’s Annual Report to the Lord ChancellorI am pleased to lay and publish the chief coroner’s 11th annual report to the Lord Chancellor on the operation of coroner services, under section 36 of the Coroners and Justice…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse Aggravated OffencesI thank my hon. Friend for raising that vital point. She will, like me, be horrified by the results of the Femicide Census report this week, which show a rise in mothers being…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse Aggravated OffencesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question and for all his work to amplify the voices of victims and survivors. Like him, I am sickened by the treatment of the majority of women…03 Sept 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse Aggravated OffencesThe Government are absolutely committed to tackling the scourge of domestic abuse and halving violence against women and girls in a decade. We are implementing a domestic abuse…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Hobhouse. I pay tribute to my fellow Red, my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne). His tireless…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI can confirm that. Once the Bill receives Royal Assent, it will apply immediately and cover any inquiry that is taking place. That includes the Government statutory inquiry that…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI thank my hon. Friend for that. It has taken some time to get this right, but we are committed to introducing the Hillsborough law with parity of arms and that statutory legal…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesMy hon. Friend is right, and I thank her for that important point. Sadly, I have heard time and again that it is David versus Goliath at inquests and inquiries, with predominantly…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI will happily do that for my hon. Friend. I want to put on record our thanks to Pete Weatherby KC, Elkan Abrahamson, all those at Hillsborough Law Now, Andy Burnham and my hon.…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesI am grateful for that question. I have heard the frustration and anger, both in this place and outside it, in relation to the need to introduce this quickly and urgently, but we…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for raising this case, which will have hit all of us incredibly hard. It is horrific and just goes to show that violence against women and girls is at…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has contacted me and written to me on this issue. She will know that we in the Department are looking at the spending allocations following the spending review.…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that I cannot comment on specific cases, but if he wants to write to me, I will happily look at that. I recently had productive conversations about the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for his engagement on this issue. He has written to me and we have had quite productive conversations about it. I recently met the chief coroner to discuss…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemThe hon. Member has made the important point that this is not just a criminal justice problem to be solved, but a problem for every single Department. That is why we have a…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemWe are funding police support services such as independent sexual advisers and domestic abuse advisers. We have launched domestic abuse protection orders in selected areas, and,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemWill the hon. Gentleman please pass on my sincere thoughts to his constituent? That is a horrific situation that no one should have to face. The hon. Member will be aware of our…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemLet me say yet again that, as the shadow Minister will know, we voted against that amendment because victim impact statements are currently classed as evidence in a court of law,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend outlines exactly why we have asked Sir Brian Leveson to conduct a review into the criminal courts; the ambition is to reduce the length of time victims have to wait…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemI have been proud and privileged to meet the Everards, as well as other families who are members of Justice for Victims, to discuss how we can improve the criminal justice system…08 Jul 2025