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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. I have a couple of questions and the first is for Jayne. The Government have come forward with some guidelines on counselling records. Do you think they go far…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q What would you like to see? Jayne Butler: What we would like to see is a model that changes the legal threshold for access to survivors’ counselling records. This is not a…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q Dr Siddiqui, you contradicted yourself a little when you talked about ISVAs and IDVAs, because you started saying that there should be a statutory definition, and then you said…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q I look to the Minister at this point; I spent five years of my life trying to change positions of trust, because the definition of the people who came under it was accurate, but…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q I have a broad question, Dr Siddiqui. We heard from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner about the map she has done for services. Historically, support for black and minority victims…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q The victims code is good. We love it, and people need to know about it. What about in different languages and different formats? Is it accessible to everyone as it stands? Dr…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q May I push a little more on the siloing? You are not saying it is either/or: so if they were criminal, a criminal case could be going on for this person, but when looking at…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q The Domestic Abuse Commissioner spoke very highly about specialist services and their outcomes. We are also talking about a proper geographical spread of services. Are there…20 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (First sitting)Q Children of paedophiles really suffer adversely. Should they be regarded as victims in terms of the definition in the Bill, so that they can get the information and support…20 Jun 2023HANSARDIndependent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: ReportI have a long history with IICSA; I was one of the MPs who first lobbied the then Home Secretary for it, and I am incredibly grateful to the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs…22 May 2023HANSARDCriminal Court Backlogs11. What steps he is taking to tackle court backlogs.16 May 2023HANSARDCriminal Court BacklogsThe Government are likely to miss their own targets on reducing Crown court backlogs. Wait times for rape and sexual assault cases are at an all-time high. I have two Rotherham…16 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that not only does the Bill let down victims of antisocial behaviour, but its definition of a victim actively excludes them?15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI thank the Secretary of State for the measures he has brought through on third party disclosures. Could he, though, give a message to the survivors in my constituency and across…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am sure my hon. Friend welcomes the section 28 measures that came in recently, which allow pre-recorded information to be submitted and take a lot of trauma out of the sometimes…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIn his role as Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Gentleman has done some remarkable work on the Bill, and I pay tribute to him and his Committee. I was stunned, although…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI recognise and truly respect the work that the Minister did in his last role as victims Minister. Will he tell us whether he will fight to secure the necessary funding for all…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillWill the Minister give way?15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIn 2013, I first met Claire Waxman. She is now the Victims’ Commissioner for London, but then she was a survivor looking to bring forward a victims Bill. She did this to prevent…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for putting that on the record and naming the former right hon. Gentleman, which I made such a poor attempt of doing. I raised the…15 May 2023