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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Me too, 100%. Duncan Craig: I think they should be able to do whatever the witness wants them to do.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Yes, me too. But Victim Support runs the service that is allowed to sit in the witness box. Rachel Almeida: Not all of them. Again, it varies hugely. In some areas, there are…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q So you would want to see the guidance to state explicitly—it will not necessarily go in the Bill, but it will sit behind it in secondary legislation—that, for example, ISVA can…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)I mean, I would. Rachel Almeida: I just want to come back to the guidance. Something that we are really keen not to happen is exactly what Duncan said: for it to lead to a…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)In that case, I should probably declare that I have run sexual violence services, domestic abuse services, female offender services, human trafficking services and sexual…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to pick you up on something you said about Operation Soteria—that victims had found the process of meeting prior helpful. Were those victims supported by another service?…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q You would have to guarantee that everyone could have one. Duncan Craig: That is the next bit. I did not say that we—20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming; sorry if we get interrupted in between with democracy—it gets in the way of all sorts. The part of the Bill that focuses mainly on your areas of…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q In the case of domestic violence and sexual violence as it is in the Bill, will the duty to collaborate make that any different at the moment? DCC Barnett: I think this is a…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Part 3 of the Bill seeks to increase the number of board members with law enforcement backgrounds, to give a different perspective of offenders. Will that help to strengthen…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally to Emma—it seems like a long time since I have seen you— DCC Barnett: It is a long time.20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q You are local representatives in your area. We heard this morning from Dame Vera Baird that she felt that the lack of antisocial behaviour being included in the Bill was…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Second sitting)Q Specifically on the duty to collaborate, to what extent is funding a concern for you? Caroline Henry: Funding has been talked about, potentially to give us an analyst. I am…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q Hello, Nicole. Thank you for coming in. First and foremost, can we have your overall feeling about the Bill? What is your overall assessment of the Bill and how it will or will…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q How do you feel that the duty to collaborate in the Bill could be strengthened? You have said that it is a good base to start on. How do you feel that we could strengthen it as…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI will very much focus on the report. To comment on the last two speakers, not necessarily the wildly tangential line that they went down, but the idea that everybody is a bit…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI am from Birmingham and I say it as I see it. Does the hon. Lady think that there is any chance that Boris Johnson could also have lied to her?19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonThere are many things that are matters of conscience in this place. When I look back on the record and see the Prime Minister of the day has not expressed a view on them, I think…19 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexI have seen it come about that we now have non-gendered areas, and I have to say that I think there is a bit of a red herring. Lots and lots of women would still like to have a…12 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislative Definition of SexThe status quo is not working. People who are speaking in the debate probably feel anxious about doing so, and that is not a status quo that I recognise—for those of us on either…12 Jun 2023