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HANSARDPreventing Violence against Women and GirlsI thank my right hon. Friend for drawing the attention of the House to that excellent programme, which highlights the important role that frontline GPs have in identifying and…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPreventing Violence against Women and GirlsOur strategy is a whole-system approach, with different local agencies—for example, the police, healthcare and social care—working together to ensure more effective interventions.…22 Nov 2021HANSARDTackling Violent and Sexual OffencesCrimes of violence against women and girls are abhorrent and have no place in our society. Maggie Blyth has been appointed as the new policing lead for tackling violence against…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs: Women’s SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I start by sincerely thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs: Women’s SafetyI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. I have been to that hospital myself and experienced exactly the things that she has described. I can assure her that Baroness Vere of…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyI will allow the hon. Lady to intervene, but I also need to allow some time for the hon. Member for Gower to sum up.08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyI can assure the hon. Lady that we insist on it and require them to do so, and it is part of their statutory duty. They are of course accountable to their populations, and they…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s remarks, and it is important that we continue to ensure that we gather data from all these incidents, regardless of whether they take place in homes…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. We have a number of communication plans within the wider violence against women and girls strategy, and we will absolutely make sure…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I am extremely grateful to all Members who have spoken in this debate. It has been wide-ranging and excellent, with…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyPerhaps not. I certainly, in common with the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips), remember many nights out in various Birmingham nightclubs, including the one she…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that the night-time economy is vital. It is very important that we have thriving local economies. It is vital to our financial prosperity, and it…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Nightclub SafetyI am coming to that, and I very much hope to satisfy the hon. Lady. It is important that I make it clear that premises such as nightclubs have a responsibility, which I will set…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his point. He is right to ask the question. As I said earlier, we do not have verified evidence of those numbers, and nor do we have specific…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I thank the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) for securing this debate. I also thank the other Members…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasYes, I fully understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but the Government’s duty is to formulate rules that are fair to the British taxpayer and the NHS, and that ensure a fair…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasOf course, I recognise the impacts of the issues highlighted by the hon. Gentleman. On the point made by the right hon. Member for East Ham, that we have not considered other ways…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Adult Dependent Relative VisasI can reassure the right hon. Gentleman that the costs have been considered in the round, including the costs he refers to and others. In fact, those figures I quoted at the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHome DepartmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that men and boys can be victims of domestic abuse and, indeed, the other crimes that fall under the umbrella of what we call violence against…01 Nov 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse Commissioner: Framework DocumentTackling domestic abuse remains a key priority for this Government. Our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 received Royal Assent in April of this year, setting the legal framework…01 Nov 2021