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Written Statements
Improving the Collection and Transfer of Child Maintenance Payments: Public Consultation - Wed 08 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) This was particularly made apparent by discussion around the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024 - Wed 08 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Gareth Bacon (Con - Orpington) For context, part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced a new civil domestic abuse protection notice - Speech Link
2: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) I heard examples of court-mandated drug tests for the perpetrators being taken out of the victim’s legal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Report stage - Tue 30 Apr 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I would almost call what we are talking about in the amendment a form of domestic terrorism. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) that it does not become open to abuse, but stalking and harassment involve many actions by perpetrators - Speech Link
3: None .(3) The crimes referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are—(a) domestic abuse as defined by section 1 - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Report stage - Tue 23 Apr 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp - Bishops) migrant victim survivors of domestic abuse? - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) migrant victim survivors of domestic abuse? - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) abuse, including children, and bring perpetrators to justice. - Speech Link
4: None perpetrators of crime.” - Speech Link
5: Lord Roborough (Con - Excepted Hereditary) perpetrators of crime.” - Speech Link
6: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) perpetrators of crime.” - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Digital Skills and Careers - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) He asked a question of those in the room—Members of Parliament; Members of the House of Lords; and Members - Speech Link
2: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) I know from my current role as shadow Minister for domestic abuse and safeguarding, as well as from my - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Consideration of Commons amendmentsLords Handsard - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) law by defenestrating our domestic courts. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) That is an abuse of democracy. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bishop of Bristol (Bshp - Bishops) another country before their claim has been properly assessed, will set back our efforts to bring the perpetrators - Speech Link
4: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) This amendment would simply open the floodgates for more abuse within the system and encourage adults - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Report stage - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None I would look at some evidence and input that has come this week from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner - Speech Link
2: None as the guidance on the Domestic Abuse Act has led to a very disparate picture across the country. - Speech Link
3: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The Minister mentioned that he works very closely with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) domestic abuse or sexual abuse, ensuring that they can access the services that they need, and lots - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 was transformative with the protections it gave to domestic abuse victims - Speech Link
2: Dean Russell (Con - Watford) Domestic abuse has no place in modern society or any society. - Speech Link
3: Laura Farris (Con - Newbury) violence advisers, but independent domestic abuse advisers. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sri Lanka: Human Rights - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) That draconian law, which is a stain on the country’s human rights record, has fuelled decades of abuse - Speech Link
2: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) holding perpetrators accountable. - Speech Link
3: Anna McMorrin (Lab - Cardiff North) They were detained for more than 10 days and allegedly subjected to abuse. - Speech Link
4: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) line with our values and consistent with our domestic and international human rights obligations, and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 15 Mar 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Selaine Saxby (Con - North Devon) The Bill does not apply to the domestic movement of dogs, cats and ferrets within our United Kingdom, - Speech Link
2: Samantha Dixon (Lab - City of Chester) of domestic animals and the public at large.Furthermore, the Bill advocates the humane treatment of - Speech Link
3: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) of domestic pets but with the exports of livestock. - Speech Link
4: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) Its measures will protect the welfare of our domestic animal imports and protect our animals and public - Speech Link
5: Maria Eagle (Lab - Garston and Halewood) It is all very well getting the law right, but if we do not then enforce it by catching the perpetrators - Speech Link