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HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith) on securing this debate on this important subject, but may I go further than that and thank him for bringing…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionThis year, in response to the pandemic, our work to tackle domestic abuse has included additional significant investment of £27 million across Government in domestic abuse…09 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionI thank my hon. Friend for raising that really important point. I know that hon. Members across the House will very much have borne in mind the impact that further restrictions…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHate CrimeI welcome any call from Labour Members with regard to working together to tackle these dreadful, dreadful crimes, but I draw the hon. Lady back to the fact that the reports that…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHate CrimeThe Government take hate crime very seriously. The police recorded hate crime figures have benefited from an improved understanding on the part of the public but also,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising the point about courts. Another message that we can all spread to constituents—please—is that under this set of restrictions, the court…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingThe hon. Gentleman surely welcomes the 260 new officers who have been appointed to his local area as of 30 September. We are absolutely clear—this is a manifesto commitment, and…09 Nov 2020HANSARDHate CrimeThe hon. Gentleman will know that we published the hate crime action plan in 2016 and refreshed it in 2018, and we have seen significant improvements, as I have said, which goes…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingCounty lines trafficking is a heinous crime, and tackling it is an absolute priority for this Government. This is why we are delivering £25 million over two years to surge…09 Nov 2020HANSARDIstanbul Convention Ratification: 2020 Report on ProgressThe Government have today laid before Parliament and published the fourth annual report on the United Kingdom’s progress toward the ratification of the Council of Europe…22 Oct 2020HANSARDAbortion Clinics: Protection from Intimidation or ProtestI have the pleasure of meeting the hon. Lady and my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) later today to discuss this topic. The hon. Lady will…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAbortion Clinics: Protection from Intimidation or ProtestThe Government are clear that it is unacceptable that women seeking or staff providing healthcare advice should feel intimidated or harassed. The Home Office has been keeping this…21 Oct 2020HANSARDGang-associated GirlsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate and thank the hon. Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) for bringing this debate to the…06 Oct 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsI thank my hon. Friend sincerely for his question. The answer is yes, they absolutely can leave their homes to seek help. Of course, if anyone is in immediate danger, they must…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsDuring lockdown, we continued to legislate on the Domestic Abuse Bill. This vital Bill and our non-legislative programme of work will support and protect victims and ensure that…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse VictimsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She knows just how carefully the Government consider the role and the victimhood of children in abusive households. She will know that we…28 Sept 2020HANSARDModern SlaveryToday, the Government have published their response to the transparency in supply consultation. A copy of the Government response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses…22 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020I thank my hon. Friend. He was the Minister of State with responsibility for children and families over many years—I think some six or seven years.14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020Forgive me, five years. My Hon. Friend had an incredibly positive effect on the lives of many thousands of children across our country, including the most vulnerable. He is…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020I am so pleased that the right hon. Gentleman has raised that point. He has a particular interest in this matter, and I answer many of his parliamentary questions on it, so I know…14 Sept 2020