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We know that children are either victims themselves or are severely impacted by witnessing violence or coercion in the home. I have mentioned this before, but groups working to tackle violence against women and girls and sexual violence in my home city of Plymouth are looking to move the language we use away from “violence against women and girls” and towards “violence against women and children”, specifically to recognise that threat and the need to do more in looking after children. Perhaps this Bill could have provided an opportunity to do that; however, we will have to leave that for another day.