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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I would welcome any intervention from the Minister. We would never write the phrase “child prostitute” into a document, so we should be really mindful of why on earth we allow…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Does the Minister know how many cases of that were convicted last year, or in how many life has ever been given?30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I recognise all that good work, and I was pleased to see that, but that is specifically about murder and killing, not offending per se, which is what I was talking about. The Law…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Is the Minister still talking about murder? I am not denying that it would be taken into account in murder, but it would not be taken into account in theft or the car incidences.…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Over six years ago, in 2017, the then Home Office Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability said: “There needs to be a root and branch review of how women are treated in…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 31 Reasonable force in domestic abuse cases (1) Section 76 of the Criminal Justice and…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I did not know until moments ago, when the Minister was speaking, that we were allowed props. My phone is not a prop, but I…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will just read the first bit of my speech again and then sit down, because we have to get through proceedings today. More than six years ago, in 2017, the Home Office Minister…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Bishop Auckland did not ask me to press new clause 50. However, I can see from looking through the list of supporters that she has managed to unite me and the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Apart from the Post Office.30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Perhaps the Minister would like to see my email account, which has a folder specifically for the thousands of cases from the family court where the cornerstone is absolutely not…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I put my name to this new clause tabled by the Mother of the House, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Children do not take cases.30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I will just quote the Minister to herself. Earlier, when we were discussing spiking, she said that it was all too well and easy to say, “This already exists. We shouldn’t do…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The hon. Lady said that a child would have to make an application to the family court. How is that the case?30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)How?30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The new clause clearly states that the other parent can apply to the court to have their wishes heard, but it is not the responsibility of a completely innocent mother, in most…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I could not agree more—the scope needs to be much wider—so will the Minister and the Government, by Report stage or in the Lords, finally act on the harms review by tabling…30 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Could I also open all the other cases with the Legal Aid Agency? The vast majority of people I encounter—there are thousands, and I have sat in the family court for hours—have not…30 Jan 2024