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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I suspect that he might be. Migrant victims can also apply for settlement—indefinite leave to remain—under the domestic violence indefinite leave to remain rules. The intention is…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will make two points. First, the data that the hon. Lady was talking about in the FOI covers a different period than the data I was referring to. She is not comparing apples to…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)May I very gently say two things to the hon. Lady? First, my recollection is that the phrase “hostile environment” was first used by a Labour Home Secretary. Secondly, the no…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)In the latest progress update, we also recognised that there is more to do. I want to be very clear on the record that I am not unsupportive of what the hon. Member for Lewisham…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)May I offer to meet the hon. Lady to discuss this in advance of the Law Commission work, so that the two of us can discuss it further, as Minister and shadow Minister?11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will make two points again. First, the data sharing and what is required of the officers is clear. If an action is not taken subsequently to detain or remove someone, that does…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rotherham for speaking to new clauses 10 and 13. New clause 10 would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on the current volume…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Cardiff North, and the hon. Member for Rotherham. Having set out the rationale behind our new clause, I will confine…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley, who knows whereof she speaks, having worked extensively in this area. We believe that this is the appropriate approach.…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The reason I push back on the hon. Lady is that this is the purpose of the new clause: to highlight the limited circumstances in which it should be happening. The hon. Lady raised…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rotherham for her amendment, and to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley. I say this in a nice way: the shadow…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I take the hon. Lady’s point, but I would say “or removed” as a result of that referral. Support is provided to migrant victims of domestic abuse in the UK through our destitution…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The clauses are in part 4, which contains the Bill’s general provisions, and set out the regulations that may be made under the legislation, the territorial extent of its…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)This is our first opportunity to debate Government new clause 4, which will make provisions to ensure that the police and other specified law enforcement organisations request…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady; I was about to come to this point. A number of issues would need to be considered here, including whether a dual approach would be created for…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 32 will amend chapter II of part II of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, which relates to the release of prisoners serving life sentences. Clause 33 will amend chapter 6 of…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for the point she makes, and I understand that she is getting at how widely one draws out what is relevant and useful information pertinent to…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)In the nicest way, I would not wish to leave the hon. Lady out of the multiple conversations that I am likely to have over the summer with her right hon. and hon. Friends about…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am always conscious that the hon. Lady is an extremely able lawyer, so I listen carefully to everything she says and will reflect carefully on her points. I am also conscious…06 Jul 2023