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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the organisations Inquest, Hillsborough Law Now and Justice for working with me on these amendments. I also pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Garston and…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 24, page 18, line 33, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to appoint an individual to act…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I rise to support my right hon. Friend on these two amendments. The pain of these bereaved families runs deep and the resonance of what happened, particularly at Hillsborough,…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his tone in setting out how he is prepared to work with us through the summer to improve the Bill, and specifically on the amendments. My right hon.…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)Twenty-two times—I thank my right hon. Friend for the correction. Furthermore, I put on the record my tribute to Lord Wills, who has twice attempted to legislate for an…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)Most of my comments about my amendments still stand. It is incredibly important that we bear in mind the words of Lord Wills, who said that a different approach is needed. He…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his words of initial support for the wording in the amendment, and for his willingness to work with us as we move forward on ensuring the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is so important that the function and operational scope of the independent advocate is strong and clear, so that they can carry out their role to get to the bottom and the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I completely support the probing amendments, and I am intrigued to hear what the Minister has to say in response.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I endorse the words of my right hon. Friend, who has spelled out in great detail the importance of having access to the correct data, and not just in the immediate aftermath. We…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I rise to support the amendments.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I understand the points that the Minister is making about the legal wording, but this is such a deeply rooted issue. He refers to a small number of families, but the impact goes…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will speak to clauses 27 and 28 before moving on to new clause 1. Although the list of functions in clause 27 is welcome, I would like the Minister to assure me that the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)We have no objection in principle to the appointment of multiple independent advocates for the same major incident, therefore creating a panel. However, will the Minister clarify…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I rise to support absolutely what my right hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood says about the amendments. They are about getting to the truth of what happened, and…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 24, page 19, line 8, at end insert— “(4A) If the circumstances in subsection (2) are not met, the Secretary of State may still declare a…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I endorse what my right hon. Friend has said.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 24, in clause 25, page 20, line 4, at end insert— “(4A) During their appointment the independent public advocate shall sit within the Ministry of Justice…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the Minister for his reply. I accept his assurance that where it is in the public interest, declaring major incidents will be within the scope of the Secretary of State’s…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)There have been calls for some years to remove the MP filter so that victims who want to complain do not have to go through their MP. I met the ombudsman in July last year, and…04 Jul 2023