Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“Thank you. Joanna, did you want to add something?”

“5. What steps she is taking to increase the availability of breakfast clubs in primary schools.”

“I have contacted all the primary schools in my constituency to encourage them to become early adopters. Child poverty in my constituency stands at 12.1%, and food bank use has risen by 433% over the last five years. Does my hon. Friend agree that breakfast clubs will be part of the solution by helping to lift children …”

“Thank you to all three of you for coming in today. Vicki, we recently heard from some women who shared their experiences and one thing that struck me was that they all brought up the impact this had on their partners, and we often forget that. From your experience, and from the people you have worked with, what are the…”

“Vicki and Munira, are you aware of employers not following the ACAS guidance on recording pregnancy-related absences separately, and are women facing unlawful workplace discrimination as a result of employers not following that process?”

“Dr Farren, did you want to add anything to that?”

“Absolutely. Vicki, what more can be done to recognise the effects on partners and supporting them in the workplace?”

“Munira, the third sector in particular has argued that reliance on sick pay after pregnancy loss can be hugely damaging for women and their partners. Can you explain a little as to why that might be?”

“What is the issue here? Is it that employers are not aware of the guidance, or are employers choosing not to follow the guidance? If they are choosing not to follow it, do we know why?”

“Munira, did you have something to add?”

“To refer to my declarations of interest, I am a member of the GMB. You would have heard me talk in the first session with the first panel about the impact on partners of a couple suffering from a miscarriage or baby loss. What guidance is out there for how employers should treat partners when they are in that sort of s…”

“Rachel and Rhea, do you find many employers putting in provision for partners or following that guidance? Maybe you first, Rachel, and then Rhea.”

“My hon. Friend is quite right: a disproportionate number of black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals are becoming infected with HIV. Does my hon. Friend think that it is right to raise awareness of things like PrEP in communities that may be disproportionately affected, so that we can put them in the same position …”

“Sam, StopNCII told us that of the victims they work with who report to the police, four times as many report a negative experience, rather than a positive one. Why do you think that is the case?”

“When we met some victims, we became very aware of the deep mental impact that this has had on them. They alluded to the fact that there had been no therapeutic support for them as victims and survivors of this crime. Are you aware of any therapeutic support? If not, do you think that more should be done to support vict…”

“I agree 100%—thank you.”

“Thank you very much for that response. It is good to get some clarity. You both know this from your personal experiences, but we met some victims recently, and the mental impact of the abuse on them is almost like non-physical rape. I know that that is a harsh way to put it. I think we need to keep that in mind: it mig…”

“Alex, this is another question for you. We talked briefly about compensation. Just to expand a little on what Catherine mentioned, one of the survivors that we heard from told us that the courts had awarded her and 14 victims of NCII abuse £100 each from their abuser. I know you cannot comment on individual cases, but …”

“Do you agree that, at the very least, the law should dictate that those images should be removed from the device before it is returned in every situation?”

“Thank you all for coming. This question is for you, Minister Davies-Jones. We are aware of cases where people who have been convicted of intimate image abuse have had their devices returned to them with those images still on the device. Why is that happening, and what steps are you going to take to prevent it?”