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HANSARDSupport for VictimsI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on being drawn in the ballot to ask a similar question to the one that he asked at the last Justice questions. The Victims’ Commissioner is a…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSupport for VictimsI am grateful to the hon. Lady, with whom I normally have a measured interaction on these issues. We have been clear in our commitment to the victims Bill, and we have been clear…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI debate these matters regularly with the hon. Lady, but I have to say to her, as I have said to other hon. Members, that while there is still more to do, there has been…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I confess that while I am aware of the Criminal Law Review article, I have yet to read it in full. I will certainly do so, given his strong…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am happy to join the hon. Lady in congratulating her local police and crime commissioner on her work on this hugely important issue. I would highlight the significant progress…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsThe hon. Lady raises a hugely important issue. It is completely unacceptable that women and girls continue to be subject to violence and to the horrendous crimes that constitute…21 Feb 2023HANSARDSupport for VictimsThe Government have consulted on the draft Victims Bill and have now responded to the Justice Committee’s excellent prelegislative scrutiny of it. Alongside that Bill, which we…21 Feb 2023HANSARDCammell Laird Workers Imprisoned in 1984Thank you very much, Sir Christopher—I think you are the only Member of this House in the Chamber today who was also a Member back in 1984. I congratulate the hon. Member for…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCammell Laird Workers Imprisoned in 1984I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for suggesting a potential third way. Again, that would not fall within the powers of the Ministry of Justice. I suspect it is the sort…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCammell Laird Workers Imprisoned in 1984The new Bill refers to very specific areas of service in specific sectors, subject to further delegated legislation where such minimum service levels could be required. I do not…07 Feb 2023HANSARDCammell Laird Workers Imprisoned in 1984I repeat to the hon. Lady what I said—I will be quick, because I want to give the hon. Member for Harrow West time to wind up—which is that I understand that my Department has…07 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingThe Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced a range of measures, including a new wider statutory definition of domestic abuse, which recognises all forms of abuse beyond physical…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingMy hon. Friend is right to highlight, for want of a better way of putting it, the innovation and thought going into finding ways to tackle what is a complex offence. We have…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI am grateful to my hon. Friend and may well take him up on that. I hope to be able to visit him in Darlington. I pay tribute to him for his work on Sian’s law, and his dedication…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson—let us see how far I get before the Division bell rings. It is noteworthy that the tone of the debate has been…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I suspected I knew what she meant, but I wanted to be clear for the record. To ensure that victims are adequately supported, the Ministry of…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingI will just finish my point and then, of course, I will give way. In that context, we are recommissioning the rape and sexual abuse support fund to March 2025. In December 2022,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingThe hon. Gentleman almost reads my mind. I was about to turn to a number of key elements that I believe have to form part of the response. Legislation forms a part, but it is very…01 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence Against Women and Girls: SentencingOne should always be cautious about generalising a particular crime from particular circumstances. When there is a particular set of circumstances, as the hon. Gentleman set out,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are determined to reduce any unnecessary bureaucratic barriers that make it harder for our police, and our criminal justice system more broadly, to work as effectively as…10 Jan 2023