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Lords Chamber
Sentencing Bill
Committee stage: Part 1 - Mon 01 Dec 2025
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Victims must be able to trust the process, and the courts must be able to review what is being done in - Speech Link
2: None Victims deserve assurance that sentences are meaningful and enforced. - Speech Link
3: None My amendment specifically addresses concerns about sensitive evidence and the concerns of the victims - Speech Link
4: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) The noble Lord has included reference to objections from victims, families and legal representatives, - Speech Link
5: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) or potential victims which may be offered by the imposition of a restriction zone condition, against - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage part one - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None the criminal exploitation of children(1) The criminal exploitation of children is a form of child abuse - Speech Link
2: Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Lab - Life peer) It is a cycle of grooming, abuse and exploitation that has become an industry. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Butler-Sloss (XB - Life peer) That was intended to deal with the perpetrators rather than the victims. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) , and will ensure that we assist victims in receiving appropriate support. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Violence Against Women and Girls - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Gale (Lab - Life peer) What progress is being made on introducing domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms so that victims - Speech Link
2: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) We have already introduced domestic abuse specialists in the first five police forces under what we call - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Non-affiliated - Life peer) , particularly honour abuse. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) It is important that we have police officers who understand the impact of domestic abuse and violence - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Sudan - Thu 27 Nov 2025
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Rook (Lab - Life peer) From that very day his powerful commitment to justice in domestic and foreign affairs has been evident.It - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) What support are those victims going to get? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Coussins (XB - Life peer) Earlier this year, the UN reported an 80% increase in the risk of women and girls in Sudan being the victims - Speech Link
4: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) They are the best of humanity in the face of the worst.As we have heard, the main victims are women and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage part two - Thu 27 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None and potential victims of child sexual abuse, whether it is rape-gang connected or a different pattern - Speech Link
2: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) Too many victims of coercive control are still unfairly prosecuted for offences linked to their own abuse - Speech Link
3: Lord Meston (XB - Excepted Hereditary) such as churches or schools; the reality is that the majority of child sexual abuse occurs in domestic - Speech Link
4: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) or consequences of sexual abuse”.It has to be remembered that only one in three victims of CSA ever - Speech Link
5: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) They not only undermine efforts to increase reports of child sexual abuse; they can deny victims their - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Committee stage - Fri 21 Nov 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) While the Bill acknowledges coercion, it does not fully address the dynamics of domestic abuse at the - Speech Link
2: Lord Evans of Rainow (Con - Life peer) The leading cause of death in domestic abuse victims is now suicide. - Speech Link
3: None More than that, we know that domestic abuse and violence are directly linked to suicide. - Speech Link
4: Lord Gove (Con - Life peer) domestic violence and abuse, that needs to be addressed in this legislation. - Speech Link
5: Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab - Life peer) abuse, including training on identifying coercive control and domestic abuse, and including identifying - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Asylum Policy - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) While some are refugees, others are economic migrants seeking to use and abuse our asylum system. - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) A Bill that sought to clarify the way that article 8 should apply in our domestic legislation or in our - Speech Link
3: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) I hope that she will recognise that it is important that we stop that abuse of the asylum system, so - Speech Link
4: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) I guess my starting point is different from his, because I start with our domestic context first. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Social Media Posts: Penalties for Offences - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) Examples of such violations include—to name but a few—types of intimate image abuse, harassment or the - Speech Link
2: Emily Darlington (Lab - Milton Keynes Central) and democracy, we are ensuring that everybody has a voice, so that people, including the alleged victims - Speech Link
3: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) in the Chamber to talk about it—an utter disgrace.As MPs, we have all had our fair share of online abuse - Speech Link
4: Luke Taylor (LD - Sutton and Cheam) Those who use violence, racist abuse or hate speech must face serious consequences. - Speech Link
5: Emily Darlington (Lab - Milton Keynes Central) violence orders to ensure that victims are protected in these cases? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab - Calder Valley) That presumption often allowed post-separation abuse to continue. - Speech Link
2: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) abuse cases for 11 years—with no success. - Speech Link
3: Katie Lam (Con - Weald of Kent) Commenting on the delay, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, has said:“I fail to see - Speech Link
4: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) As somebody who meets the Domestic Abuse Commissioner on a very regular basis, I cannot say that she - Speech Link
5: Jonathan Brash (Lab - Hartlepool) The victims core grant works out at £7 a crime in my constituency. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Mon 17 Nov 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Viscount Goschen (Con - Excepted Hereditary) This is wrong, so we ought to use the Bill, in a very positive way, to remove that burden on the victims - Speech Link
2: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) Her tireless campaigning on behalf of victims and the bereaved was truly inspirational. - Speech Link
3: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) Fly-tipping goes far beyond simple domestic waste and is a widespread practice of criminals; I point - Speech Link
4: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) Half these victims were women, with attacks often occurring in a domestic abuse context, but only 8% - Speech Link
5: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) Ultimately, we want to focus on all individuals who are victims of knife crime. - Speech Link