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HANSARD Finance BillThe right hon. Lady mentioned low-carbon heating. Heating homes and businesses accounts for about 43% of our CO 2 emissions as a country, yet Government do not have a single…01 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 - Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mr Stringer. The official Opposition support this instrument, which designates the new Independent Monitoring…01 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019It is good to serve under your chairmanship once again, Sir Charles, and to see the Minister as well. Take this as you will, Sir Charles, but I seem to spend more time with the…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is good news that people can start socialising and meeting in public again, but what is the Prime Minister going to do to ensure that destination communities, such as the one I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause seeks to provide domestic abuse survivors the same legal protection that householders have in cases of…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)As the Minister expects, I will withdraw the new clause, because we do want to assess that. We want to ensure that this issue gets as much debate between us as possible before the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)Of course. I am very grateful.17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. One of the people we have not mentioned in Committee so far is Sir James Munby. In his time as president of the family…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will withdraw the motion because I believe that other people will want to interrogate this matter in greater detail at other stages of the Bill. I beg to ask leave to withdraw…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)This may well be probing the bounds of my knowledge of legal expertise, but am I right in saying that, should the protection be defined in law, the Crown Prosecution Service,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for that contribution. She should never apologise for sharing the experience that she has gained outside this place and brings in here; it is an…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I need to put something on the record. It is always ideal to look at these matters in the round, in the holistic way that the Minister mentions. However, when we see an attack in…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)Am I right in thinking that the argument my hon. Friend is trying to make is that this is the point in the Bill where evidence rubs up against raw politics. That is the problem.…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Twelfth sitting)May I ask the Minister to clarify her comments? Some people could interpret them to mean that the evidence not being there is a reason not to provide any service for some people,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)We are using the term “migrant woman” to describe all the people here. Should we not place on record that they are not migrants first and foremost? They are mothers, neighbours…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)Speak for yourself!17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you, Mr Bone. We need to make progress today, and we have a lot to get through. I will withdraw the new clause, in the clear hope that, as the Bill progresses through…17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)With your permission, Mr Bone, may I speak without a jacket on in this stuffy weather? I do not want to offend your sensibilities.17 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister is a very effective advocate, but the bottom line is that all the agencies representing frontline victims and survivors are speaking with unanimity. They want the law…17 Jun 2020