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Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage - Tue 13 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) debate on the victims’ code, we discussed the problem that victims are often advised not to undergo any counselling - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) children’s views on which parent they should reside with, or whether they should be taken away from their parents - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] - Fri 09 Feb 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We also need protections for parents; many others have suggested that parents, in their ordinary discussions - Speech Link
2: Lord Strathcarron (Con - Excepted Hereditary) If she or he does report the parents to the police and the police arrest the parents—who now have a criminal - Speech Link
3: Baroness O'Loan (XB - Life peer) bodies involved in medical treatment and counselling. - Speech Link
4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) As I said, much more support and psychological counselling is needed, not less, and that is the very - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage part one - Wed 07 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Baroness Newlove (Con - Life peer) It is no surprise that many withdraw so they can access counselling sooner. - Speech Link
2: None I accept that sometimes, when there is marital breakdown, it is sad but inevitable that parents will - Speech Link
3: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) It is not even a counsel representing one of the parents; it is the estranged partner, who may have a - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage - Mon 05 Feb 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: None Office guidance as “a multi-agency service model supporting children, young people and non-abusing parents - Speech Link
2: Baroness Newlove (Con - Life peer) Access to counselling—the most sought-after type of support—showed the biggest disparity, with 58% of - Speech Link
3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) as an example of a service where it is proportionate to discriminate—for example, by restricting counselling - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Joint Enterprise (Significant Contribution) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 02 Feb 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) I met the parents of Mr Lavelle, who have not only to live with the agony of losing their son but to - Speech Link
2: Gareth Bacon (Con - Orpington) prosecution to identify the precise nature of a defendant’s role in aiding, abetting, procuring or counselling - Speech Link
3: Kim Johnson (Lab - Liverpool, Riverside) leave of the House, I thank everybody who has contributed to my debate today, and particularly to the parents - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Committee stage: Part 1 - Wed 31 Jan 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Meston (XB - Excepted Hereditary) In some cases, a transcript could also be provided to those offering counselling, therapeutic services - Speech Link
2: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) Poppy that I probably will not do it justice.Poppy grew up in the countryside with her siblings and parents - Speech Link
3: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) give children a space to work through their trauma and begin to recover, offering mental health and counselling - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Household Support Fund - Wed 31 Jan 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth) The Manor House project has played a crucial role in our community, offering counselling services, a - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Take a middle-class family with two working parents who perhaps used to take a wee weekend holiday once - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Criminal Justice Bill (Fifteenth sitting)
Committee stage: 15th sitting - Tue 30 Jan 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) those who engage in sexual activity with no malicious intent where a child may be present, such as parents - Speech Link
2: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham, Yardley) abuse cases are taking place in our family courts, and not only do we allow children to be alone with parents - Speech Link
3: Alex Cunningham (Lab - Stockton North) long overdue and will ensure all children are safe from those dangerous predators, including their own parents - Speech Link
4: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) would have to identify the precise nature of the defendant’s role in aiding, abetting, procuring or counselling - Speech Link
5: Carolyn Harris (Lab - Swansea East) However, with the support of South Wales police and the CPS, Pearl’s parents have been seeking a change - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 - Tue 30 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) During covid, we saw the impact on new parents, particularly new single parents. - Speech Link
2: Yasmin Qureshi (Lab - Bolton South East) It is heartbreaking to see parents crying about how much their children are suffering. - Speech Link
3: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) will ensure that there is a parents strategy in all the work she does. - Speech Link
4: Amy Callaghan (SNP - East Dunbartonshire) authority partners with £60 million of funding to ensure that every secondary school has access to counselling - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 26 Jan 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Fiona Bruce (Con - Congleton) We need to ensure the hubs enable bereavement counselling and emotional and relational support for widowed - Speech Link
2: James Daly (Con - Bury North) Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) made about bereavement counselling. - Speech Link
3: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) She also referred to a cross-departmental bereavement strategy, which may include bereavement counselling - Speech Link
4: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) to deal with bereavement—better ways to deal with it than we experienced in the past—and some of the counselling - Speech Link