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HANSARDThefts from Churches10. What recent assessment the Church of England has made of trends in the level of thefts from churches.31 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q I just wanted to ask you a very straightforward question about the definition of domestic abuse and clause 1(2)(a), which gives an age for when domestic abuse will be…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q In terms of being able to be accountable, do you think it would be better for your role to sit within the Cabinet Office rather than the Home Office? Nicole Jacobs: I have…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome, and congratulations on your role. I want to ask you whether the fact that the advertised role was part time was one of the reasons you applied for it. I asked the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q I wanted to ask how you feel you will be accountable to Parliament. This is a parliamentary Committee, so how will you do that? Nicole Jacobs: By tabling reports to Parliament…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q You would like it to be full time. Nicole Jacobs: I can imagine that if I were at a different stage in life, with different responsibilities, I might find that attractive. Right…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q I wonder whether you have read the prelegislative scrutiny report on the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, because it was clear from its recommendations that there was unanimity that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse CommissionerI like the Minister a great deal, but what she has just said about being advised by the recruitment agency that she would get the widest range of candidates only if the position…28 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexHull has a long and proud tradition of fighting the evils of human trafficking and slavery. Many of my constituents have been in touch to say how shocked they are about what…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI, too, served on the pre-legislative scrutiny Committee. One of our recommendations was that the post of Domestic Abuse Commissioner should not be part-time—it needs to be…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThis has been a very hard debate to listen to, with some truly remarkable speeches. When I became the MP in Hull North, I was told that it would be possible to fill the local…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am pleased that Second Reading of the Domestic Abuse Bill will be next week, but I know that the Leader of the House is a stickler for procedure and doing things correctly. Will…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You often advise Members of this House that they should persist, persist, persist, so I shall attempt to persist. I wrote to the Prime Minister…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I am very interested in the consultation that will take place. Will the Secretary of State confirm that organisations such as the Royal College of Obstetricians and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSupply of Medicines: No Deal17. What recent assessment the Government have made of the effect on the supply of medicines of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House is a stickler for good manners, except when it comes to members of the medical profession. I wonder whether he can help me. I wrote to the right hon.…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern IrelandIf we prorogue and then move to Dissolution and Stormont is still not sitting, what will happen to the provisions of the Northern Irish Bill that repeal sections 58 and59 of the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2The key rail investment in the north has to be a high-speed link between Liverpool in the west and Hull in the east. Is it not right that any additional resources should be put…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSupply of Medicines: No DealAnyone who is facing cancer treatment wants to know that they can get the medicine and the medical devices they need as quickly as possible and with certainty. Dr Buscombe from…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAntisocial behaviour and crime have risen steeply since 2010, and in the first half of July, 23 emergency service workers were assaulted in Hull, so I was very pleased to hear…25 Jul 2019