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HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy hon. Friend raises a very important issue. Domestic abuse has a devastating impact on children and young people, which is why the Government have provided £8 million over the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseYes.25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of perpetrator engagement. There are a number of programmes aimed both at those who have been convicted of domestic abuse and at those…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseDomestic abuse is an abhorrent crime, and we are determined to better protect and support victims and their children and bring perpetrators to justice. We are fully committed to…25 Feb 2020HANSARDIstanbul ConventionI can reassure the hon. and learned Lady that not only is the United Kingdom committed both internationally and domestically through legislation—I know that she actively supported…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy hon. Friend raises an important point that affects people in his constituency and others right across the country. He will be glad to know that I have already referred to an…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseIt would be wrong of me to comment on an individual case, but there is a general principle about the enforcement of court orders and something has clearly gone seriously wrong…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will know that the work of reform should never cease. There is a lot of work being directed by the president of the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe hon. Lady is right to raise the perpetuation of abuse through the court system. That is why the provisions in the domestic abuse Bill relating to the prohibition of…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReoffending ReductionThe hon. Gentleman is right to press me on this. It is an ambition of mine to attain that, bearing in mind my deep knowledge of women offenders and the fact that Eastwood Park is…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReoffending ReductionThe hon. Gentleman tries very hard to pin the ideological cap on me and our Front Benchers. I am afraid that he is playing a very old record that needs to be changed. We take an…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReoffending ReductionThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the issue of veterans. It is important to remember that many of our veterans serve in our Prison Service as prison officers, probation…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReoffending ReductionI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising an issue of deep concern to us all. He will be reassured to know that a range of options is available now to the courts,…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI will give way in a moment. I am warming to a theme—let me warm! The theme is this: in our fight against terrorism—in our determination to protect the public against those who…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI should have added that I have offered Mr Acheson a full briefing from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service on those issues, and it has been accepted.12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. May I thank all Members for taking part in this important debate, on a Bill that, as Members on both sides of the House…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Twice in the past few months, we have seen appalling and senseless attacks on members of the public by terrorist offenders.…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe simple answer is yes; I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. I was telling the House about the events in Streatham. Sudesh Amman had been released just one…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillWell, I have not finished developing the point yet, but I will of course give way to my eager hon. Friend, the Chair of the Justice Committee, in time. This is a Bill on which I…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill (Business of the House)I listened carefully to the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), who speaks with years of experience, shall we say, as somebody who had direct…12 Feb 2020