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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I just want to draw attention to some of the subsections in clause 6 and the interaction between the domestic abuse commissioner and the Senedd. I can see complications in exactly…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)That broader awareness of what constitutes a household has been brought home to us in the past few months, as well as the nature of the tensions that can exist in such households.…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. In the legislation, the considerations will be about how to apply that and how to do so consistently. The training that…09 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicI am sure that most of us appreciate that we are not here to talk about Parliament. We are here to talk about the fact that representatives who are unable to be here are…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Public OrderBlack Lives Matter protests have been held throughout Wales and I, too, stand against the injustice and violence faced by black people here and elsewhere. The vast majority of…08 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q To what degree or does this actually do what is required for the Istanbul convention? If it does, great. If not, what needs to be done? Andrea Simon: I would say that it does…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q We have the domestic violence disclosure scheme and DAPOs, but they both maintain the onus on victims to take the initiative. There has been talk about a register for serial…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q What is preventing the adoption of a register of serial stalkers and domestic abuse offenders, along the lines of the register of violent and sex offenders, given its importance…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q You talked about the coercive and controlling nature of relationships. In the past we have talked about the need for a domestic abuse register. I know there is resistance, but…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Sara, thank you very much for coming here today, and thank you for raising the matter of CAFCASS and the fact that it operates in quite a different way in Wales. I wanted to…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q In Wales, we have a twin-track set of justice bodies: those that come from the UK Government and those that have been put in place by Welsh Government. That is relevant here,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q One of the issues that has come from my English colleagues as well is the availability of funding. Far be it for me to tell the Welsh Government what they should do with their…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)That is very useful. Thank you.04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Is there any formal arrangement between you and the Welsh Government to report back on their strategy as well? Nicole Jacobs: Not yet, no.04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q One of the things I was very glad happened in the Joint Committee was the recognition of the fact that there is different legislation in Wales. There are also different…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intergovernmental RelationsOffice for National Statistics figures show that the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance and universal credit in Dwyfor Meirionnydd has increased by 124% since the…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Intergovernmental RelationsI think some more specific support would have been more useful than political points. The Minister says that both Governments will work together, but we know that this week’s…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresAt a time when most European countries are in a much improved condition compared with the UK, the concern of communities in constituencies such as mine is transition by travellers…03 Jun 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the House announced yesterday that witnesses to tomorrow’s Domestic Abuse Bill Committee would be able to present evidence…03 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the Pandemicrose—02 Jun 2020