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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the Minister give way? Sorry, I mean the shadow Minister.04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I wonder whether the Minister will give a bit of clarity. A lot of the solutions he is setting out are based on the statutory guidance; will we get draft statutory guidance before…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 13, page 11, line 8, at end insert— “(d) ensure that services commissioned as part of the strategy are given contracts or grants for a…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his offer to collaborate on this. I have been working with the NSPCC, which has much more experience than I do, so we would gratefully accept the offer,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)You probably will in an hour or so. [Laughter.] I do not want to push the amendment to a vote, but I would like the clarity that will prevent me from doing so. Is the Minister…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 90, in clause 13, page 11, line 19, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— “(b) any assessment of the victim support services consulted in carrying out their…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I rise to speak to new clause 8, which is a slender amendment and my last, so I hope the Minister will look favourably on it. For years, as we know from our debates in Committee,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)rose —04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)As the Minister knows, I am trying to help. Would it not help the Secretary of State and the Government if an agreed baseline of data was collected? A region may push back on it,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)Apologies for getting overexcited, Mr Hosie. Amendment 81 is supported by London’s Victims’ Commissioner, Claire Waxman, and it is worth reminding the Committee that Claire…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I apologise for testing your kind patience, Mr Hosie. While the Minister is in a reflective mood, I hope he will also reflect on the financial and time commitments that might be…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 89, in clause 12, page 10, line 5, at end insert—— “(1A) For the purposes of this section, the relevant authorities for a police area in England must…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)This point builds on my previous amendment. Budgets are tight and PCCs are trying to get the most support from their limited budgets. Can the Minister point to anything in the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I wonder whether my hon. Friend heard the “Woman’s Hour” piece last week. Olivia Colman is a trustee of a theatre group that goes into primary schools specifically to raise issues…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 83, in clause 12, page 10, line 40, at end insert— “(10) The Secretary of State for Justice must ensure the relevant authorities have sufficient funding to…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)The amendment is supported by the Centre for Social Justice, which identified that the duty to collaborate must cover support services for victims of modern slavery. Local…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Ninth sitting)I am listening intently to what the Minister is saying. He says that he is concerned that the list of services put forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley has…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)The amendment is very specific about children, so would the Minister touch on that, please?04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 13, page 11, line 27, at end insert— “(5A) The relevant authorities must publish an annual report containing— (a) information about the…04 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his warm words in support of the child house model. This was always a probing amendment. I hope that the commissioners listen to the Minister’s support…04 Jul 2023