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HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownWe are keen not just to help victims to flee home when that is necessary for their own safety but, importantly, to keep them in their own homes where it is safe to do so, and to…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers I have given previously, including in relation to the £25 million to £26 million that has already been paid out to charities.14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the enormous work that schools are doing during lockdown restrictions as well as in the period that we had last year between…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI most certainly will meet my hon. Friend, and I thank him for raising a case that demonstrates the complexity of many people’s experiences of abuse, even after a relationship has…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownThe hon. Lady sets out one of the most heinous forms of hidden harms. I hope she knows of the work we have done to tackle forced marriage both before and during the pandemic.…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI am delighted to be able to confirm that not only is my hon. Friend’s force, Kent, signed up to that fantastic scheme, but so too are 40 other forces out of the 43 police forces…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI am delighted to say that my opposite number in the Northern Ireland Executive is working hard and has confirmed her intention to bring in similar legislation in Northern…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownThe Ask for ANI scheme is focused at the moment on victims of domestic abuse. There has been a huge and careful training programme for the pharmacists who are currently…14 Jan 2021HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingI really welcome the sort of intervention that the hon. Lady describes. I am very conscious of the impact that county lines exploitation and, as she says, other types of criminal…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingWe should be clear that the fault for the terrible facts that the hon. Lady describes in an estate in her constituency lies in the hands of the criminal gangs who are exploiting…14 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a really interesting scheme. As the hon. Lady knows, it was launched in March and, since then, on average four people a day have used it. I understand that early in 2021…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising a constructive point. I hope that he knows that we were very keen throughout the pandemic to help at a local, regional and national…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseThroughout the covid-19 pandemic, we have provided unprecedented additional funding to domestic abuse service providers to bolster their capacity to meet the demand for support.…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingWe are determined to tackle the harm caused by county lines exploitation. In addition to the establishment of violence reduction units, the extensive operations conducted by…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseThe hon. Lady will of course be aware of the groundbreaking Domestic Abuse Bill, which has passed its scrutiny in the House of Commons and awaits its scrutiny in the House of…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseI very much recognise that. Indeed, part of the programme of work that sits within and outside the Bill is about tackling those who perpetrate domestic abuse. We need to stop…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Domestic AbuseI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her support on the Bill, because, as she knows, the part 4 puts particular duties on tier 1 local authorities to provide support services as…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCounty Lines: SafeguardingI hope the hon. Lady will be content to know that those discussions are already taking place. I take the vulnerabilities of children living in care very seriously indeed. One of…14 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for highlighting that investment. She makes a point about the timeframe in which the money was granted by the Treasury, but this is a programme of…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingI am about to come to the covenant, but I am just setting out the wellbeing service. It has been created very much with the police to ensure that we address the issues that they…25 Nov 2020