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Stella Creasy
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(6 years, 8 months ago)
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Andrea Leadsom
I do not believe that that will be a matter for me, but I will certainly look into it.
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op)
May I put on record my support for the work that the Leader of the House, you Mr Speaker, and all members of the working group have done since November on this issue? Does the right hon. Lady agree that we need to take the politics out of this altogether? If people are to have confidence that we are truly listening, that victims will be believed and that we will have a proper process, it is time for professionals—not the press or political expediency—to lead that.
Andrea Leadsom
I completely agree with the hon. Lady. The independence is absolutely vital.