Debate on Thursday, 13 January 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Gould of Potternewton. The answering member was Baroness Verma.

Violence Against Women

Lords debate on motion to call attention to reform of the law, and to the strategy and support services, in relation to violence against women. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 723 c1576-611
Session: 2010-12
Department: Government Equalities Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Walmsley | 723 c1597-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Gould, for introducing this debate. She has been an...; Baroness Prosser | 723 c1595-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in thanking my noble friend Lady Gould for placing on the Order Paper this d...; Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | 723 c1601 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful for the permission, and the nudge, to speak in the gap in this debate....; Baroness Stern | 723 c1593-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Gould, for initiating this debate and for encouragi...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 723 c1590-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was a sunny Sunday morning in the middle of the summer of 1971. I had spent the morning...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 723 c1602 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to correct the noble and learned Baroness, but that is not quite right. The initial Bill ...; Baroness Verma | 723 c1604-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Gould of Potternewton, for initiating this im...; Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 723 c1602-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we will differ, but we will absolutely agree that we ended up in just the right place. I a...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 723 c1582-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Gould, for the opportunity to debate this impo...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 723 c1580-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate and I congratulate the noble Baroness, ...; Baroness Gould of Potternewton | 723 c1576-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce this debate on violence against women an...; Baroness Gould of Potternewton | 723 c1576 (Link to this contribution) To call attention to reform of the law, and to the strategy and support services, in relation to vio...; Baroness Greengross | 723 c1590 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for that comment; I agree completely. I hope that the whole House will agree ...; Lord Judd | 723 c1590 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness makes a profoundly important point. Would she agree that one of the grave implica...; Baroness Greengross | 723 c1589-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall look briefly at the situation in this country and then concentrate on older women ...; Baroness Hamwee | 723 c1587-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Gould, not just because she has given us the opport...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 723 c1585-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Gould for introducing this debate. She also deserves thanks f...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 723 c1600-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the House for allowing me to speak briefly in the gap in this important a...; Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 723 c1601-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in replying, I declare an interest as patron of the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Vi...; Baroness Gould of Potternewton | 723 c1611 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken in this debate, which has been very wide-ranging. One of ...
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Crime prevention Court orders Women Finance Domestic abuse Human trafficking Health professions Female genital mutilation Forced marriage Rape Prostitution Personal, social, health and economic education Schools Training Sexual offences Victim support schemes Refuges Domestic violence protection orders Honour based abuse UN Women Forced marriage protection orders
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Violence Against Women

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