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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I again set out the Government’s apology to those who have suffered through this terrible incident and reflect on the fact that this was not just one Government who got it…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Only last week, when I visited a domestic abuse refuge in the area around Preston in Lancashire, I heard for myself the particular needs of…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusI do; I hope the hon. Lady understands that I cannot comment on a particular case at the Dispatch Box, but that is why we have the destitute domestic violence concession—to give…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial Behaviourrose —07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial BehaviourIf the hon. Gentleman is going to ask his local police and crime commissioner to make the sort of changes he is suggesting—of course, he is absolutely right to do so as the local…07 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, who has done so much work on this issue for his constituents. The Bill will introduce a domestic abuse commissioner, whose sole focus will be on tackling…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial BehaviourI am being directed not to take the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, so I hope that he will understand. I thank everyone for today’s robust debate.07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial BehaviourIt has been a pleasure to be here, although it has been difficult to hear some of the accounts that hon. Members across the House have shared of experiences that their…07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesWe all enormously value the work of women and men employed by fire and rescue authorities who work to protect their communities. It is unacceptable that outdated practices exist…07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend. As I say, the organisation Women in the Fire Service does great work at local level in encouraging women to join the fire service. Again, as role…07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesVery much so—I welcome the work of the fire authorities that my hon. Friend mentioned. I note that we have five fire and rescue services headed by women, including, of course,…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial BehaviourI am not sure that the hon. Gentleman had that information to hand. I will happily give way to him.07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesI am so grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this subject, because women are just as capable as men at firefighting. I hope that we at some point see a revised version of Fireman…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusThis is where there is a tension between the immigration system and the needs of victims of domestic abuse. That is precisely why we have the destitute domestic violence…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusMy hon. Friend raises an important point that we are seeking to address through the domestic abuse Bill with the appointment of a domestic abuse commissioner. I am very grateful…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusIn those circumstances, the response of the state is always led by the needs of the victim. We must be careful to recognise that the immigration system operates in and of its own…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusI would ask the hon. Gentleman to advise those working in the refuge to help the women he describes in seeking the destitute domestic violence concession. The point of that…07 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Legislation and Immigration StatusThe Home Office operates an immigration policy that supports women and children with insecure immigration status. Victims of domestic abuse who entered the UK as the partner of a…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisocial BehaviourI visited Blackpool North on Friday and sat in a meeting with some of the people who make the most difference in the local area, including my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool…07 Feb 2019HANSARDFemale Firefighters: Fire Station FacilitiesThe hon. Lady knows that 14 fire services were recently inspected by Her Majesty’s inspectorate, and that of the 14, two were found not to have adequate shower facilities for…07 Feb 2019