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HANSARDAllegations of Rape: Effective InvestigationsTo follow up on what has just been said, rape prosecutions in England and Wales are at their lowest on record. One third of all the violent crime recorded by the police is…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank the Minister for running through the amendments in lieu. I am sure she will not be surprised to hear that the Labour party remains in agreement with the Lords amendments.…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI admire the hon. Lady’s faith, but I would like something more than faith. The triumph of hope over experience will, I fear, leave us in the exact same position with the exact…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt won’t be the last.15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillLike the Minister, I wish to place on record my own and my party’s sadness on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. I suppose all your life you get used to the existence of the royal…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIf it already exists, why was Jason Smith allowed to go on and abuse 13 other people? It is not just Jason Smith, of course—it is the person who killed Hollie Gazzard, the person…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI can sympathise with what the Minister is saying, but I would ask the House and the Minister to sympathise with somebody on the frontline who has been watched again and again,…15 Apr 2021HANSARDStreet Safety: WomenI am delighted to hear that the Home Secretary has finally joined up with us on trying to do better to address violence against women and girls, and that the taskforce was…22 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and thank you to all in the Speaker’s Office for their consideration. It shows that Parliament is very committed to this issue. In this place, we…11 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021Just to clarify and potentially answer one of the points, nowadays anything can happen, ceremonially, in a church, or even in a registry office, where I got married; churches can,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDDraft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021Not for the first time in my political career, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. It is certainly a pleasure, following the Minister’s comments, to have a…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Grooming GangsI thank the Petitions Committee for bringing us here today. I, like others, think that this should have more prominence than waiting for the public to raise it; it should be front…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. We in the Labour party are really pleased to hear about the launch of the Ask for ANI scheme today, which will be a real…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. The Office for National Statistics and Women’s Aid data last week revealed that 4,823 victims of domestic abuse were not given refuge in 2018-19…14 Dec 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionI join the Minister in her calls just now. I also make further calls to ensure that when people do need help, there is some help there for them. Due to a decade of cutbacks to our…09 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsI echo the calls of the Minister to get people to reach out, and we have to make sure there is help when they do so. On a call last week with the children’s sector, professional…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It seems that I am in good company here today as the parent of a year 11 child. I want to speak up for them and year 13 children today in my…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersJust to track back a tiny bit, was the Secretary of State’s system what Ofqual suggested to him as the best system?09 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI would like to thank both Front Benchers for their kind words about our city, and to express my deep thanks to the people of Birmingham, to its police force and ambulance…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic ViolenceBetween 2015 and 2019, despite domestic violence cases rising by 77%, charging fell by 18% and conviction by 20%. In 2018-19, there were almost 60,000 reports of rape to the…13 Jul 2020