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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Can I ask both Suzanne and Ellie what changes you would seek to make to welfare provision, in order to ensure that victims and their children are able to escape…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, on the issue of community-based services, do you think that authorities and organisations will see looking after children in community services as a lesser…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q There is a suggestion that that issue would be covered in the guidance. Have you seen the final guidance? Nicole Jacobs: I have not. I have seen draft guidance. I think it…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q I have a few short questions. What is your view on the inclusion of children in the Bill’s definition? Is that desirable? Nicole Jacobs: Yes, because children are victims of…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q There are a number of issues here, are there not? One is the issue of under-16 relationships, and clearly that is a real concern, but there is also the issue of how we best…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Yes. Andrea Simon: I think it is probably unhelpful, as I said, to look at criminalising under-16s in terms of the offence of domestic abuse. There are dynamics for young people…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q But the concern is about criminalisation. Will you tell us a little more about that, and are there ways to work around it? Andrea Simon: Is this for under-16s?04 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, I heard that the BBC’s “Politics North” will not be returning before the summer recess—no return date has been given for it—nor will the award-winning current affairs…04 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Volunteers’ Week, I wish to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers working in charities and organisations in my community, including Age UK Gateshead, the Rowlands Gill…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Ellie, did you want to comment on the welfare issue? Ellie Butt: Yes. It is a huge issue for women in our services. As I said, it is really good that economic abuse will be in…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q A concern has been raised that if children are not included in the definition, there is a chance that there will be less provision of community-based as well as…04 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Ellie, can I ask you about children? On Second Reading, a number of MPs talked about their concerns about how children would benefit from the changes in the Bill. Could you tell…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy many constituents who are employed by British Airways are absolutely devastated by the threat of losing their jobs and the proposed downgrading of their terms and conditions of…03 Jun 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security Legislation: UK ResponseThe Foreign Secretary has said that there can be no return to “business as usual” in Sino-British relations. What exactly did he mean, and can he give examples of what this will…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Conduct of Business After the Whitsun RecessJust like our communities, this House is made up of people with a range of different situations who are following Government advice and Public Health England advice and shielding…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFollowing on the volunteering theme, I know that the Government have already made arrangements for schools and given advice that volunteers may still go in for certain purposes.…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI want to touch briefly on the situation of charities and their funding in the context of coronavirus. I am aware that charities have already been in conversation with the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDDeforestationIn the year when are due to host COP26, the Environment Bill must be world leading and set an example for other countries to follow. How will DEFRA take responsibility for the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDDeforestation3. What steps the Government are taking to end deforestation in commodity supply chains as agreed in the Amsterdam declaration on deforestation.19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWill the Secretary of State say more about special schools like Gibside in my constituency that have children with very special needs? Is he saying that schools like Gibside will…18 Mar 2020