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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)

"What benefits of the role of the domestic abuse commissioner, as it has been set out in the framework document, do you see being available for migrant victims of domestic abuse?

Pragna Patel: The first thing about the role of the domestic abuse commissioner is that it allows someone independent …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)

"Q On the statutory definition, do you think that the definition within the legislation is the right one?

Pragna Patel: I think the statutory definition is definitely a step forward. It is a very important definition. I wish it was gendered, because the social reality of domestic abuse is …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)

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What benefits of the role of the domestic abuse commissioner, as it has been set out in the framework document, do you see being available for migrant victims of domestic abuse?

Pragna Patel: The first thing about the role of the domestic abuse commissioner is that it allows someone independent …

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Mike Wood - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)

"

Q On the statutory definition, do you think that the definition within the legislation is the right one?

Pragna Patel: I think the statutory definition is definitely a step forward. It is a very important definition. I wish it was gendered, because the social reality of domestic abuse is that …

..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 04 Jun 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)

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Q I shall be brief, because time is short. Turning specifically to the Bill, what benefits do you see the domestic abuse commissioner being able to deliver for migrant women who are victims of domestic abuse?

Pragna Patel: What benefits in the Bill so far?

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Apr 2019
Overseas Students: English Language Tests

"What happened to some members of the Windrush generation, through no fault of their own, was simply inexcusable, but at the root of these cases is a fraud that was conducted on a quite industrial scale. Is it not hugely insulting to members of the Windrush generation to try to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Apr 2019
Arrest of Julian Assange

"I join hon. Members in thanking my right hon. Friend for his statement and the Metropolitan police for their effective action this morning. The Ecuadorean President has indicated that Julian Assange repeatedly violated the conditions of his asylum at the embassy. Does my right hon. Friend have any further details …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Stalking Protection Bill

"It is a pleasure and privilege to speak on Report. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston) on promoting such an important Bill. I steered a private Member’s Bill through this place in my first year as a Member, so I know the many demands …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jul 2018
Immigration Detention: Shaw Review

"Can the Home Secretary offer further detail on the support that the Government intend to provide for vulnerable detainees, particularly in terms of training and support for staff working in the immigration system?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Jul 2018
Foreign Fighters and the Death Penalty

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that the key human right in this case is access to a full and fair trial, and that the UK Government must do everything they can to make sure that is possible? If UK agencies and authorities were to withhold evidence they have in …..."
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