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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q So you are saying that the independent advocate should have the right to have access to the information, but the information should be held within the public body. Is that what…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Wonderful. Tim? Tim Suter: The duty of candour obviously makes sense. I would just urge some caution in terms of the process of, the role of, the IPA for getting access to…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Tim. Would you agree on that, Nick, in terms of equality of arms and as a matter of right? Nick Hurd: Yes, I do. It came up in the Grenfell context. You will…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Good afternoon. My questions are about legal aid, and whether it should be extended as non means-tested legal aid to all cases where there are mass fatalities and where public…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Ruth, you mentioned a culturally-specific disadvantage there already. What would you like to see in the Bill regarding cultural sensitivity and culturally-specific—22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Good afternoon, Lord Wills. We last met when you spoke to the Justice Committee, of which I am a member. Do you believe that the independent public advocate should have the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q You mentioned this point, and want to press you a little further. The Bill would require the Secretary of State to publish a copy of the report made by the independent public…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Thank you very much.22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)It is not, but it could be included, so it is important to get your perspective. Ken? Ken Sutton: The bishop referred to how the independent public advocate could urge the public…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning. Do you think that the duty of candour should be extended to include public servants, so that they have to proactively tell the truth? Shall we start with you,…22 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)I thank my hon. Friend for outlining so many successes of a Labour Government and commend him for reintroducing the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill today. Does he agree that,…21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)Many constituents have written to me really concerned that the Government have done a U-turn. They promised in their manifesto that they would deliver the policies set out in the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question for both of you. First, are there any additional rights that should be included in the victims code? Secondly, Jayne Butler, you mentioned the preventive side…20 Jun 2023HANSARDGrowth Plan of 23 September 2022 and Cost of Mortgages9. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the growth plan of 23 September 2022 on mortgage rates.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Thank you. Ms Elliott, I should have declared that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on children in police custody, and I sit on the Justice Committee.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q Can you say how long the waiting list is for therapy? Jayne Butler: Our waiting list for therapy is about 12,000 people across services across England and Wales.20 Jun 2023HANSARDGrowth Plan of 23 September 2022 and Cost of MortgagesThis is the second time I am putting it to the Government that the Conservatives are no longer the party of home ownership, and I do not think it will be the last time either. I…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Rachel, did you want to say anything or are you okay? Rachel Almeida: I am okay.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Duncan. Sorry about your loss, as well. Duncan Craig: Thank you. Gabrielle Shaw: Great question. It is a hard act to follow. To answer your question, there is an…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon. I am really interested in what Duncan and Gabrielle were saying about offenders having a history of abuse—being victims themselves—and how that can affect them…20 Jun 2023