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HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for seeking to assist his good friend the Secretary of State, but let me just say to him that all around the common law world—in Australia, in…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsIt absolutely cannot say that it is tough on crime when victims of crime face watching their cases collapse. I recognise that this has been a very pressured time—it is a…09 Jun 2021HANSARDSentencing ReformIn 2019 Philip Leece viciously raped a woman on her way home from a night out; she was 26 and soon to be married. Adding insult to injury, he published the name of his victim…18 May 2021HANSARDSentencing ReformThe Government’s 2019 manifesto promised to do “right by victims” and “to fight crime against women and girls”, but I have to say to the Secretary of State that nothing seems…18 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllIt is an honour to close this debate on behalf of the Opposition. We have had some powerful speeches from those on the Opposition Benches. I will come to those on the Government…17 May 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportThis is most definitely a watershed moment in the life of this country. I put on record my thanks to Professor Michèle Barrett, David Olusoga and Channel 4 for their work on this…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Independent Review of Administrative LawMay I begin by thanking the panel for their work? We will study the proposals carefully and note the announcement of further consultation. We would like to see all submissions to…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI will not give way for the moment. When the suffragettes marched for the right to vote, some of them were prepared to break the law to make their point just outside the House of…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillGiven all that has been said by women over the past few days, with the street harassment and stalking that they face, there is a simple question for the hon. Gentleman, who has…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI know that the hon. Gentleman is just getting started, but the party that introduced whole-life orders—the Labour party—will not, I am afraid, take any lessons from him. The…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State has got to watch it, because I think he is getting annoyed, and he has made that something that you can go to prison for in the Bill that we are voting on a…16 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsA study by UN Women UK has shown that 97% of young adult women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment in public places. One in five women will suffer sexual assault in their…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Mar 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021It is self-evident that a ban on evictions should stop evictions, but that is not what the Government’s so-called ban is achieving. Eviction attempts by landlords doubled during…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCases of covid-19 are now getting out of control in our prisons. In December, there were 75 cases per 1,000 in prison compared to 46 in the wider community. There are 87…02 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsThe Government’s answer to the question about the scale of the crisis in our justice system is that the backlog has been higher in the past, but the Minister knows that this is…02 Feb 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021Mr Paisley, “no one should lose their home as a result of the coronavirus epidemic.” So said the Government’s Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the…26 Jan 2021