<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>44320</id>
<session>2012-13</session>
<number>187</number>
<title>Future Of Help For Victims And Witnesses</title>
<proposer id="10521">Bob Russell</proposer>
<date>2012-06-13</date>
<text>That this House expresses deep concern about the Government's proposals to break-up the help on offer to victims and witnesses of crime as set out in its recent consultation Getting it Right for Victims and Witnesses; questions whether the Government's plans to hand responsibility for commissioning of these services to police and crime commissioners is in the best interests of victims and witnesses; notes the research undertaken by Victim Support which reports that at least 21 million could be diverted from frontline help for victims if the proposals go ahead; further notes that local accountability is already being achieved through a consistent and well respected service; and calls on the Government to reconsider its proposals.</text>
<topics>
	<topic>Administration of justice</topic>
	<topic>Crime</topic>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2012-06-13</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24910">Caroline Lucas</mp>
		<date>2012-06-13</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Pavilion</constituency>
		<party>Green</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11589">Mark Durkan</mp>
		<date>2012-06-13</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Foyle</constituency>
		<party>Social Democratic and Labour Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2012-06-13</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10579">Gerry Sutcliffe</mp>
		<date>2012-06-13</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Bradford South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10308">Glenda Jackson</mp>
		<date>2012-06-14</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Hampstead and Kilburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2012-06-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2012-06-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2012-06-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2012-06-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes and Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>2012-06-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24935">Steve Rotheram</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, Walton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24927">Mary Glindon</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Tyneside</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24928">Stephen Gilbert</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Austell and Newquay</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10900">Hywel Francis</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Aberavon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood and Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10435">Andrew Miller</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ellesmere Port and Neston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2012-06-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dwyfor Meirionnydd</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2012-06-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10203">Paul Flynn</mp>
		<date>2012-06-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newport West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="14142">Lindsay Roy</mp>
		<date>2012-06-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glenrothes</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24905">Bill Esterson</mp>
		<date>2012-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sefton Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11427">David Anderson</mp>
		<date>2012-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaydon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10141">David Crausby</mp>
		<date>2012-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton North East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10467">Sandra Osborne</mp>
		<date>2012-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10436">Austin Mitchell</mp>
		<date>2012-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Grimsby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10218">George Galloway</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Respect</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10625">Dave Watts</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Helens North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10197">Frank Field</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birkenhead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10292">George Howarth</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10527">Adrian Sanders</mp>
		<date>2012-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Torbay</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10050">David Blunkett</mp>
		<date>2012-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10027">Kevin Barron</mp>
		<date>2012-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rother Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10219">Mike Gapes</mp>
		<date>2012-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10106">James Clappison</mp>
		<date>2012-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hertsmere</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10944">Dai Havard</mp>
		<date>2012-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24775">Yasmin Qureshi</mp>
		<date>2012-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolton South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11489">Mark Williams</mp>
		<date>2012-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10372">Andrew Love</mp>
		<date>2012-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edmonton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10314">Alan Johnson</mp>
		<date>2012-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10519">Joan Ruddock</mp>
		<date>2012-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham, Deptford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10171">Frank Dobson</mp>
		<date>2012-06-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Holborn and St Pancras</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10045">Clive Betts</mp>
		<date>2012-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield South East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10576">Graham Stringer</mp>
		<date>2012-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackley and Broughton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24728">Nick Smith</mp>
		<date>2012-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaenau Gwent</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24956">Teresa Pearce</mp>
		<date>2012-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith and Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11323">Hywel Williams</mp>
		<date>2012-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Arfon</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11494">Martin Horwood</mp>
		<date>2012-07-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10678">David Lammy</mp>
		<date>2012-07-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tottenham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="24943">Paul Blomfield</mp>
		<date>2012-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="13934">Virendra Sharma</mp>
		<date>2012-09-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10450">George Mudie</mp>
		<date>2012-10-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11324">Roger Williams</mp>
		<date>2012-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon and Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
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