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HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 15, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, to which I have added my name. My noble friend Lord Marks has already given a very full…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, this small group brings together two amendments that I raised in Committee, both relating to the interests of children in circumstances where they flee domestic abuse…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, unlike the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, and other noble Lords who have spoken so knowledgeably, as probably became apparent in Committee, children and babies are not my…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate, and indeed to the Minister. The noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, gave us another real-life example,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and to the noble Baronesses, Lady Newlove and Lady Wilcox, for their very knowledgeable contributions, particularly…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, government Amendment 14 is very welcome. Clearly the call for the commissioner to have powers to collect information on domestic homicide through reviews of such…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillAs my noble friend Lady Hamwee has outlined, this is a modest amendment which gives the commissioner a bit more leeway when it comes to appointments to the advisory board. More…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, back in the days of the joint consultative committee on this Bill, on which I sat, we identified that “access to money is one of the main barriers to ending an abusive…08 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this brief but very important debate today. The noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, made the point that paid leave is…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendment 175 does the equivalent for school places as my Amendment 52 does for NHS waiting lists. Both look to ensure that children fleeing with a parent from their…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for rounding out some of the information as to why we need this small amendment. The average waiting time of four to…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I will start by talking to my Amendment 184. I am most grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Massey of Darwen and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for their support and…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, Amendment 174 standing in my name spells out the duty of care that any reasonable employer might expect to undertake in looking after an employee suffering from domestic…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for raising this. Amendment 171 seeks to repeal the so-called carers’ defence…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, these two small but important amendments are perfect examples of what I have been banging on about throughout the Bill and what my noble friend Lady Brinton kindly…10 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, the Lib Dem group strongly supports this group of amendments—noble Lords might have already guessed that from the number of Liberal Democrat speakers we have had already…10 Feb 2021