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HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. and learned Lady for her kind words about the Bill, and I thank the Scottish Government for responding and working so quickly with the UK Government to ensure…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Lady and make the point that this Bill is critical to our being able to ratify the Istanbul convention. I very much hope that colleagues across the House will…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseHome should be a place of safety and of love, but for 2 million people it is not. Domestic abuse takes place behind closed doors, turning people’s homes into places of fear, abuse…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Lady for her response, and for the constructive and co-operative approach she has taken to this Bill and to many other matters. She is always a constructive…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank my right hon. Friend for her sterling work chairing the Committee. She has given so much time, effort and service to the House in doing so, and I am extremely grateful. It…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues. We are grateful to everyone who represents Northern Ireland and take their seats in this House for their support. We are also…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady, who does so much work not only in her constituency, but in a national context, to ensure that children and adults who are subjected to…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Lady for yet again demonstrating the complexity of this subject area. I am very conscious of the experience that she brings to the Chamber and her work on…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe hon. Lady raises a very important point, and it was a pleasure to visit a refuge in her constituency. We are very much looking at social housing as part of the Ministry of…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Lady for raising this matter. This is an example of the non-legislative measures that we are running alongside the Bill itself. There are wonderful organisations…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the hon. Gentleman, who has been a strong advocate on this agenda. Through him, I also thank the survivors who I have met who perhaps do not dwell publicly on their own…16 Jul 2019HANSARDModern Slavery Act: Business ComplianceI think that, when we have the opportunity to do so, we should talk up our country and what we are doing to lead the world in tackling modern slavery. We really are leading the…15 Jul 2019HANSARDModern Slavery Act: Business ComplianceI am delighted that this is one of those issues that enjoys the support of Members from all parts of the House. The right hon. Lady will know from the announcements last week on…15 Jul 2019HANSARDModern Slavery Act: Business ComplianceMay I thank the right hon. Gentleman, as I said, for the work that he and his colleagues did on the review? It was an extraordinary piece of work and very thorough, and I know…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. The latest official data indicates an increase in police recorded disability hate crime. We believe that is due in part to general police…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseEnding domestic abuse remains an absolute priority, which is why I am delighted to announce that tomorrow we will be launching the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill, which will contain…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseVery much so. I thank my hon. Friend for the work that he has done to raise with me the issues in his constituency. We are delighted that the Bill will be introduced tomorrow.…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseVery much so, and may I thank the hon. Gentleman, too, for all his work and his lobbying of me to support and protect victims of domestic abuse? I must also record my thanks to…15 Jul 2019HANSARDModern Slavery Act: Business ComplianceI very much agree with my hon. Friend, who has done much work in this field. We have only to look at the terrible case that was finalised last week to see the breadth and range of…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope the hon. Lady will forgive me if I am not familiar with the precise railway gate in question. However, she will know that the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act…15 Jul 2019