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HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI thank the noble Baroness for pointing out the complexity of this area. The consultation will finish on 24 December and the Law Commission will report next year. I agree with her…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI was aware of Nottinghamshire and other police forces doing that. I welcome police forces across the country disaggregating hate crime into, say, anti-Semitic hate crime,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyThe noble Baroness asks about domestic abuse, primarily, and misogynistically motivated crimes against women. In recent years, training for front-line police responders has been…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI certainly agree that freedom of speech is one of the most precious things we preserve in this country, but it comes with responsibility. Where freedom of speech is used as an…23 Nov 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI will not give some sort of defensive response to the noble Lord’s point because, if serious allegations of racism are being put out, we need to take that extremely seriously. If…23 Nov 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeOn the last point, I understand that none of the people scheduled for deportation is Windrush, and actually there are some very serious criminals due to go on that flight. That…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI thank my noble friend for that point. We will certainly keep all aspects of findings and law in mind when thinking about future plans.23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyWe will keep an open mind until the Law Commission reports but my noble and learned friend is absolutely right in some of the things that he says. As I said to the noble Baroness,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI do not know what those recommendations are yet but I can say to the noble Baroness that the Law Commission’s review will include how protected characteristics—including sex,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyI am aware that such an amendment may come forward to your Lordships’ House; the debate on it will be very interesting and thoughtful, as debates on such amendments always are. I…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseWe listened very carefully to the Joint Committee’s recommendations. I will discuss with colleagues whether there is any discrimination inherent in the scheme. While it will be in…23 Nov 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeAs I said earlier, each case will be treated sensitively and each person who makes a claim will be assisted through that process—not to prove them wrong but to prove them right…23 Nov 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI totally agree with the noble Lord that a culture change is badly needed. A culture change does not come in a quick timescale but over time. On the figure of 168 people, we need…23 Nov 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, the Windrush compensation scheme was established in April 2019 to compensate members of the Windrush generation for the losses and impacts that they suffered because…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseI agree that the two are not mutually exclusive at all. One might assume that, having been forced into a marriage, those women are more vulnerable to specific types of abuse than…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseI cannot confirm the time but, particularly during Covid, our intention is to get funds to people and to lift any restrictions on recourse to public funds as quickly as possible,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseMy Lords, it is essential that migrant victims of domestic abuse, including those with no recourse to public funds, are treated first and foremost as victims. Already, the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyThe noble Baroness will know, because I have said it here before, that the Law Commission will report on its findings next year. She will also understand that equality of…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHate Crime: MisogynyMy Lords, any hate crime is completely unacceptable. The Government are committed to stamping them out. We have asked the Law Commission to conduct a wide-ranging review into hate…23 Nov 2020HANSARDMigrant Women: Domestic AbuseMy Lords, I do not think that the Government wish in any way to contradict themselves on what they intend to do on the Istanbul convention. I understand that when the Domestic…23 Nov 2020