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HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am going to make progress. Operation Encompass, which is an excellent example of what we are doing in communities, was set up to enable police forces and schools to…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank my hon. Friend. We have worked closely on many cases where children have been put at risk by being allowed access to potentially, if not very, dangerous parents. That is…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am going to make progress. We need to secure better outcomes for child victims of domestic abuse. The only way that we will do that is by ensuring that such initiatives are…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillNever not give way to a Whip—I have learnt that much since I have been here, and it always helps when it is a Whip with a Welsh accent. As I had a chair at the conference and my…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse Billindicated assent .02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI agree that we need to look at the definition and the impact on children. That is something that we can look at closely in Committee, and we would welcome amendments guided in…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point about housing. We have grave concerns about the housing of victims, which is another issue that we will pursue in Committee. Reforms are also…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWithout question, the victim is central and we need to look closely at that. We also need to see changes in relation to migrant women and the economic abuse that they experience…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThat was a very powerful point from a well-known champion on such issues who has now taken the opportunity to put those sentiments on record.02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI have no problem in congratulating Welsh Women’s Aid. I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Support must be available to all victims and survivors of domestic abuse, with…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThe hon. Lady will know of my commitment to legislation in Northern Ireland—I spoke this week on children’s funerals and gambling—and I would very much like to see the Assembly…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4rose —30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4indicated assent .30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4I rise as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for gambling-related harm. The Minister alluded to the fact that legislation in Northern Ireland fails to protect problem…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7Given that the current political situation in Northern Ireland is preventing the children’s funeral fund from being introduced, can I ask that the Secretary of State consider…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4Is the hon. Gentleman aware that I am here and I did speak up? It is a matter of record that I have a real interest in this, in any part of the United Kingdom—I am not invisible.30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his passionate speech. Does he agree that, with the lack of a Government in Stormont, families in Northern Ireland are being disadvantaged…09 Sept 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit11. Mr Speaker,“Women survive violence then have to survive on peanuts, we have nothing, no furniture, no food, no recourse to public funds, we need money to live on, otherwise we…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Female Offender Strategy: One Year OnI thank you for your chairmanship, Ms Ryan, and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) on securing the debate. It is 12 years since Baroness…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Universal Credit: Managed MigrationIndividuals with a disability premium on their employment and support allowance are still eligible for housing benefit because universal credit does not cater for cases that are…22 Jul 2019