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HANSARDDomestic Homicide Sentencing ReviewI beg to move, That this House has considered the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review. It is great to see Members here, and I thank the House for allowing time for this vital…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that awful case, and our hearts go out to the family of those affected. The suggestion from Inspector Rich Field, my local police lead, is…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideI add my thanks to my hon. Friend, who is also a Member of Parliament in Worcestershire. I have canvassed my local police force to understand the impacts on my constituency, as he…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideWill the Minister enlighten us, for the benefit of those of us not quite familiar with the role of this body? Does its recommendations include providing changes to the law and…23 Nov 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Reform of the Criminal Justice SystemThe Opposition are wrong in their characterisation and narrative of this issue, and the Justice Secretary and his colleagues across the Home Office are to be commended for the…22 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI would like to start by talking about wealth. Being a Conservative means that we have a strong and principled belief in equality of opportunity, which does not exclude the need…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with which I know my right hon. Friend is very familiar, is delaying returning chemotherapy services to the Alex—the Alexandra…17 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationI strongly support the Minister in what he said by highlighting that most of the Opposition parties—certainly the Labour party and the SNP—have zero credibility coming to this…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for his remarks, and the Home Office for providing leadership in this area. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones) who…16 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister very much for responding in such detail to my comments, but I am a little concerned about the timeline he set out for the review of how…16 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainThank you Madam Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to make a contribution to this vital debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing it.…09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingMy Redditch constituents are generous and compassionate, and have opened their hearts and homes to refugees from countries around the world. However, they find it deeply…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter Sally Challen became the first woman to have her murder conviction quashed under our coercive control laws, the then Justice Secretary appointed Clare Wade KC to carry out a…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Police Service: HMI ReportI thank the Minister and the previous and current Home Secretary for the leadership that they are showing on this issue, but, clearly, the report makes deeply worrying reading.…03 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022I thank all colleagues for their contributions to this debate. I will take the issues that were raised in turn before I come to the shadow Minister. My right hon. Friend the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022I thank my hon. Friend for that aide-mémoire—it is very kind of him. We can certainly write with further detail, but I can assure him that we are talking here about a specific…26 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022. This instrument amends the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022I am very happy to do so in writing, unless my hon. Friend would like to reiterate those points to the Committee.26 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022That is a perfectly valid question, but I fear that the scope of this debate is very narrow and is about the exceptions in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. I was not the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will legislate to go further to allow Ministers to block release.18 Oct 2022