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HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsWe are looking carefully at the victim notification scheme as part of any forthcoming legislation, to ensure that victims’ rights are taken into full consideration and that…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will happily meet my hon. Friend to discuss that further.11 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThis Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with record Crown court caseloads that continue to rise. That has had an impact on far too many victims, including the hon.…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his important question, and my thoughts are with his constituent as she navigates this difficulty. The Government will consider carefully the 2024…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that very important question. As part of our manifesto, we committed to fast-tracking rape cases through the system. We are carefully considering the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDIntimate Image AbuseWe are determined to keep victims safe both offline and online. In the Crime and Policing Bill, we have introduced offences to tackle the taking or recording of intimate images…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. and learned Gentleman is right to confirm that an inquest should be an inquisitorial process. It should not be adversarial either. I will raise the issue that he has…11 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI regularly meet both the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and the London Victims’ Commissioner to consider all issues affecting victims and their families. We are…11 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: VictimsThe Ministry of Justice provides funding for victim support services to help victims recover from the impact of crime, including knife crime. The Government have committed to the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: VictimsI thank my hon. Friend for that really important question. As a Member of Parliament representing a devolved nation, I wholly agree. It is important that we work across the board…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Regulation of the Bailiff SectorDiolch, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Outer (Mr Charters) for securing this debate on a very important subject. The Government share his concern to ensure…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI will take every opportunity to commend Dawn Dines and the work of Stamp Out Spiking. Both the Safeguarding Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We will happily look at that. We have already done some incredible work on stalking and harassment, but we will look to go further…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling violence against women and girls. As things stand today, the scale of violence against women in this country…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyI thank the right hon. Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis) for securing this debate. First, I want to acknowledge the impact on the families that any debate surrounding…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyI will not, as unfortunately we are tight on time. My apologies. First, in the area of expert evidence, the criminal procedure rules apply the common law principles that govern…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Trial of Lucy LetbyThe hon. Member makes an important intervention. It is important that all individuals in public life feel that they can speak openly and with a duty of candour. That is why the…08 Jan 2025HANSARDIntimate Image Abuse and Sexually Explicit DeepfakesAdvances in technology have meant that intimate images can now easily be taken or shared without consent. The technology to create realistic deepfake sexually explicit images of…07 Jan 2025HANSARDJusticeMy hon. Friend will be aware of the consultations run by the previous Government on the criminal injuries compensation scheme. I have been reviewing those consultations and a…19 Dec 2024HANSARDJusticeMy hon. Friend will be aware of the consultations run by the previous Government on the criminal injuries compensation scheme. I have been reviewing those consultations and we are…19 Dec 2024