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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)Following the Minister’s comments, there is just one reservation remaining. If misogyny is a hate crime, we can gather the data. Does the Minister accept or appreciate that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I agree that consultation is necessary, but I see that as making the point. Consultation is necessary and we need the data to be able to figure out how much of it is due to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank the right hon. Lady, and absolutely agree. We have a number of opportunities in this Committee to ratify the convention through this Bill. It is an international women’s…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for her reassurance. I know that the issue is of concern to a lot of people; all of us in this House deal with constituents every week for whom it is a…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am sure that we have all had constituents who have come to us because their relationship or marriage has fallen apart and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his reassurance but, as the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley said, he describes the ideal—it is not how we find it works. If we could get closer—just…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I would like to apologise to the Committee in advance: as luck would have it, for the first time in two years of printing…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 66, page 49, line 42, at end insert— “(2A) The Secretary of State must issue separate statutory guidance on domestic abuse that also…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderI echo the remarks that have been made paying tribute to the work done by the police force in the face of such horrific mindless violence and acts at the weekend, but may I draw…15 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Seventh sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that one of the prominent features of our debates on this Bill, over its long life in Parliament, has been the desire on all sides of the House to protect…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 58 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 59 Prohibition of cross-examination in person in…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)That is the next clause, I believe. There is no measure we can take in the Bill that goes too far, or that could be regarded as being in any way sufficient, until we can do no…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningThe hon. Gentleman mentions safaris. One of the things that strikes me about our zoos and wildlife parks in this country is that they afford the opportunity for families and…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningDoes the hon. Gentleman share my disappointment, and, I assume, the disappointment of many hon. Members from Scotland, that the Scottish Government have not extended the same…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Seventh sitting)I hope that this does not move us away from the text, but on the hon. Lady’s point, it strikes me that a national overview that allowed women to move to different parts of the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)The Bill extends special measures in criminal courts, such as screens or video links, to include domestic abuse survivors. However, unfortunately, it does not ensure similar…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 54, in clause 58, page 37, line 32, at end insert— “(3A) In cases where it is alleged that domestic abuse is involved, Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Youth…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott). I will not take up much of the House’s time. I am sure that all of us in this place wish that this Bill…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that as recently as this week, doubt about whether a review or report that comes before the public has been entirely independent has damaged its…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. Does she, like me, believe that if we do what is proposed, we will have a completely different concept of what domestic abuse is and we…09 Jun 2020