United Kingdom parliament
Helena Kennedy
Member of the House of Lords · Labour
Transcripts of what Helena Kennedy said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee · House of Lords · 3 September 2026
Opening, purpose and ministerial introductions
“And can I welcome everyone to this session, which is on the Domestic Abuse Act, which was passed five years ago, and this is pre-legislative, post-legislative scrutiny, seeing how the legislation has worked. And it's not done with all pieces…”
Watch from 0:01MoJ: cross‑government VAWG strategy and ministerial board
“Kaur, I see. Yeah. And I just want to be sure, I mean, do you have a sort of regular meeting pattern?”
Watch from 4:16Cross‑department resourcing and breaking silos
“And one of the, we did hear from Jess Phillips, she was no longer minister, we also heard from the minister at that time. But what was quite revelatory, I think, about the evidence that we had from Jess Phillips…”
Watch from 5:36
House of Lords · House of Lords · 17 July 2026
Baroness Kennedy: consent vitiated by state deception
“My lords, I strongly support this bill, and I do see it as a bill dealing with state-sanctioned abuse. This bill directly responds to the abusive nature of these sexual relationships which were built on deception. And the deception that…”
Watch from 10:01Baroness Kennedy and others: prevention focus and institutional gaps
“It always gives me pleasure to be able to stand and support my friend Lord Alton. He and I have worked extensively over now many, many years and I pay tribute to him as others have. And he comes again…”
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Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee · House of Lords · 16 July 2026
Committee opening and witness mandate
“Good morning, and welcome to this meeting of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and this committee is looking at the legislation that was passed then, and this is what is called a post-legislative scrutiny committee, where we're looking at the…”
Watch from 0:03Funding responsibilities and health sector role
“And would you say that in fact that that although this seems to be simply about money, it's actually also about culture? It's absolutely about, if you want to change culture, you have to feed this into all the different…”
Watch from 11:50Culture change across departments and front‑line practice
“Well, that was a very interesting, very interesting assessment of what you think the problems are. Now, our doctor is in sunny climes, but she wants to ask a question. Claire.”
Watch from 14:54
House of Lords · House of Lords · 6 July 2026
Oral Question 2: UK citizens buying West Bank property
“Second oral question, Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws. My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, but really it is time to match words with action. There's evidence of purchasing of homes and property on the West Bank in…”
Watch from 13:11
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee · House of Lords · 2 July 2026
Committee opening and focus on coercive control
“Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee, which is a committee that is looking at a piece of legislation passed in 2021, so five years ago, and we're looking at whether it is…”
Watch from 0:01Improving call-handling, data use and partnerships in policing
“Thank you Nicole. I'm going to pick up on one thing there that came out of some of the evidence that we heard. One of the suggestions that was made, and I don't know if this does happen anywhere, but…”
Watch from 7:40Improving call-handling, data use and partnerships in policing
“I'm going to call Lord Russell's had his hand up, been in touch. Lord Russell, you've got a question that you wanted to ask, and then I'll come to Baroness Gerada.”
Watch from 12:19
House of Lords · House of Lords · 30 June 2026
Gaza peace process, inclusivity and UNSCR 1325
“The Minister has given us a list of places where terrible conflicts have taken place. I notice that Gaza was not included and a rather nonsensical peace board has been created. It'd be interesting to hear how many women are…”
Watch from 49:31
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