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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)

"The Bill extends special measures in criminal courts, such as screens or video links, to include domestic abuse survivors. However, unfortunately, it does not ensure similar protections in civil and family courts. The amendment would extend eligibility for these measures to family courts in cases where domestic abuse is involved.

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)

"That is the next clause, I believe. There is no measure we can take in the Bill that goes too far, or that could be regarded as being in any way sufficient, until we can do no more. No length is too great when it comes to protecting women. Banning …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)

"I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause 58 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 59

Prohibition of cross-examination in person in family proceedings

Amendment made: 37, in clause 59, page 39, line 32, at end insert—

“(aa) section 80 of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2020
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott). I will not take up much of the House’s time.

I am sure that all of us in this place wish that this Bill was not necessary and that we could be sure that our towns and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2020
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill

"I take the right hon. Gentleman’s point, but I was going to come on to a different correlation. Surely, we want to stop terrorism happening in the first place. Longer sentences only happen after the fact. Surely, what we want to do in this country is root out of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Apr 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey). It is three years since the Bill was first promised to Parliament by the Government of the former Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May). I welcome her earlier remarks, but it is no …..."
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Written Question
House of Commons: Staff
Tuesday 10th March 2020

Asked by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, which nationalities are represented among House of Commons staff.

Answered by Pete Wishart - Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

Excluding staff in the Parliamentary Digital Service, the nationalities represented among House of Commons staff are in the Table attached.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Oct 2019
Domestic Abuse Bill

"Does the hon. Lady agree that we need to protect those survivors of domestic abuse not just when they are children but throughout their lives? We need some means of following them and taking a holistic approach, because domestic abuse affects their mental and general health as they grow...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Oct 2019
Domestic Abuse Bill

"On that very point, as the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) has said, this is landmark legislation. All of us may have reservations about certain aspects of it and things we may want to see amended in Committee, but it is incumbent on us to support it today …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Jul 2019
Assisted Dying

"This is undoubtedly a hugely emotive and controversial subject, but I thank the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles) and my right hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) for giving us the opportunity to discuss it. I am convinced that I have not just a …..."
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