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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q For me, children who experience domestic violence are victims—there are no two ways about it—and we know that it can be a vicious circle. What more can we do to break the cycle…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q So the work is being done in silos, without being all joined up. Are we not all aiming for the same thing, or are we working to different agendas? Sally Noden: There is some…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you know that in Wales there is quite a big training programme on domestic violence training? Is it better in Wales, because we have more people trained to identify victims?…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Yes, that is brilliant—I will give you a rest now. Ms McCarron, we have already discussed—something that came as a huge shock to me—that we do not keep stats for victims over 74…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q We know that victims change the way that they behave to stop a perpetrator abusing them. What can we put into legislation to put the emphasis on change on the perpetrator and…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)I am sold. Thank you.29 Oct 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs GangsCounty lines operations have invaded every town and city across the UK, and they do not discriminate when it comes to the lives they affect. South Wales police, my own excellent…28 Oct 2019HANSARDWomen Leaving PrisonToday, Mr Speaker, with my voice, I am going to be Bonnie Tyler. [Laughter.] One in six women leaves prison with no home to go to. A combination of homelessness, a lack of job…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Baby Loss Awareness WeekWill the hon. Lady join me in this poignant debate in saying how dreadfully sorry we all are that, on 27 September in Bronzefield women’s prison, a baby was born and died? We know…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his remarks—I think. In September 2005, 17-year-old Ben Bellamy, the son of one of my constituents, was brutally murdered in Swansea. The…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am delighted to congratulate Gwent police. On Monday, my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) and I visited the Liberty stadium in my constituency, where South…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and later I will talk about a scheme that helps in that situation. The protection and provision of support for children who experience domestic…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI do agree. I also join my hon. Friend in congratulating those organisations. I have yet to meet an organisation that deals with this issue that has not done excellent work, and…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy right hon. Friend makes a very good point; I wholeheartedly agree with his sentiments. The Bill needs to include a legal duty to fund a national network of accommodation-based…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI just want to make a little progress. We have volumes of data relating to victims of domestic abuse, but at present this only accounts for those aged 74 and under, even though we…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI could not agree more. This is something that we all see every day when we talk to people who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence. In many cases, it is learned…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI will talk about housing later in my speech, as it is an issue that is very important to the Labour party. This is our golden opportunity as parliamentarians to transform the…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillLet me take this opportunity to thank the Lord Chancellor and the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Louth and Horncastle (Victoria Atkins), for…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am going to make progress.02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt certainly does and I think we all recognise, as I said previously, that experience and learned behaviour can cause perpetrators of the future.02 Oct 2019