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HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman feel that the Prime Minister should honour the pledge he made during the general election that all EU citizens here had no need to worry about settled…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI, too, associate myself with your remarks earlier, Mr Speaker, about our sympathy being with the people of Glasgow and in particular our admiration for Constable Whyte. I also…29 Jun 2020HANSARD Protection of UK Food StandardsI am sure none of us in the House, regardless of our views on the European Union, American beef or American chicken, want to prevent our farmers in any constituency from exporting…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ilford South (Sam Tarry). I add my voice to those paying tribute and thanks to the hon.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)The hon. Lady mentioned a whole list of organisations. It is fair to say that all of us in this place, and all those organisations, have been on a journey for the past three years…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)Sorry, I am just getting over the shock of that! It is incumbent on all of us to make sure that the Bill is good strong legislation and that its primary focus is on supporting…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)rose —17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I take on board what the Minister is saying, but I keep coming back to the fact that a crime has taken place: it is domestic abuse; it is violence against women. We are making it…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Asylum Seeker Services in GlasgowI thank the hon. Member for giving way. Does he agree that there are wonderful facilities in Glasgow for asylum seekers, but that asylum seekers generally in this country are not…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that this country stands at a pivotal point in its race relations? If we accept the new clauses and recognise that women should be entitled to the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. I hope she will forgive me, but I would accept any number of false claims in order to save one person who has been through domestic abuse.…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)I will not go over the case eloquently made by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley. She said that this is now her hobby horse, but a lot of us across the House are grateful…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady. That is exactly the nub of the new clauses. We should not be regarding these women as migrants; we should be regarding them as women who deserve our…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for that excellent and very well-made point. If the Bill is to be as successful as everybody wants it to be, this amendment provides an opportunity to take…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 66, page 49, line 42, at end insert— ‘(2A) The Secretary of State must issue guidance under this section which takes account of evidence…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Tenth sitting)No, that is not what they say. I would like to speak to this cross-party new clause tabled in my name, which would ensure that emergency financial support was available to victims…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)As a journalist and as someone who has taught law for journalists, I point out that although we might challenge discretionary interdicts and super-interdicts—I cannot remember…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)It is a world of difference, but talking about this sort of consent, I find my mind is thrown back 20 or 30 years to the original arguments about rape and consent. Does the hon.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)Having heard the Minister’s comments, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)Having heard the Minister’s comments, I am happy to beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 66, as amended, ordered to stand part of the…16 Jun 2020