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Labour's Stella Creasy says that this bill is not being made UK-wide because of the DUP. She says the UN has said that the situation in Northern Ireland violates women's rights.

She states that 28 women a week travel from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK in order to receive an abortion.

She asks when this policy was agreed with the DUP, and why those in abusive relationships should have to pay to support the government.

"This bill shows the human consequences" of the confidence and supply agreement, she states.

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Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins says the Domestic Abuse Bill as it stands only applies to England and Wales.

While the subject matter of the bill is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the government is in discussions with both governments to seek if they would like to implement parts, Ms Atkins adds.

She says a committee in both houses will be set up to review the legislation promptly.

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The final question at PMQs came from Labour MP Liam Byrne, who said a homeless man was found dead in Birmingham "in the cold of Sunday". He was one of over 1,200 homeless people to have lost their lives in the last five years.

The scale of homelessness today is a "moral emergency", he said. The UK "cannot wait until 2027 to end homelessness for good, we need action now".

The prime minister said the government wants everyone to have a safe and secure home, with no one on the streets: "We recognise the importance of this, that's why we're putting money into it, that's why we're taking action."

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Labour's Stella Creasy has tabled an urgent question on the territorial extent of the proposed domestic abuse bill and the consequences of this for victims of violence across the UK.

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DUP's Westminster leader MP Nigel Dodds says the Irish prime minister in recent days has spoken about bringing his troops up to the border in the event of a no-deal.

He asks Theresa May to support his view that this rhetoric "should be toned down", and instead everyone should be focusing on Michel Barnier's comments that even in the event of no-deal "we would sit down and find operational ways to have checks and controls away from the border".

Theresa May says it is important for the government to work with the government of Ireland and she will be talking to the Irish prime minister later today.

"We must ensure we can all maintain our commitment under the Good Friday Agreement so that there is no hard border," she concludes.

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Tory MP Mark Harper says he wants to leave the EU on 29 March, but he couldn't support the PM's deal previously because of the backstop.

He welcomes that MPs gave a "clear majority" yesterday to renegotiate the backstop, suggesting that if the PM can deliver on that there is a majority to support the deal.

The UK must "hold our nerve, and we can be successful", he says.

Ms May says last night's vote was essential as it gave a "very clear message" to the EU that a deal can be supported by MPs, but it has to recognise the concerns about the backstop.

"I'm confident that we can see a sustainable and substantial majority across this House behind the deal," she says.

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Labour's Marsha de Cordova says that last night MPs voted against a no-deal, and the "people hit hardest by a no-deal, will be the ordinary people in Battersea and across the country". She asks for a categorical ruling out of no-deal.

Mrs May says that she hopes Ms Cordova will vote for a deal to avoid no-deal.

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Labour MP Luke Pollard says next week marks five years since the train line in Dawlish was washed away in storms, and five years on, "it remains fragile".

"We need money, not press releases," he adds, asking the prime minister to help the South West to keep the train line open by unblocking the £300m upgrade plan "the Department for Transport are sitting on" and to "stop it being fragile and precarious".

Theresa May says the first phase of work to protect the sea wall in Dawlish has begun and it has secured a £50m investment.

World-leading engineers have begun investigations to resolve the issue in the long term and will deliver their report shortly, she says.

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Conservative Simon Clarke says that people in his constituency will welcome the fact that there is a new negotiation between the UK and EU. He says it has "every chance of success" in uniting the Commons.

Mrs May says that the government are "engaging positively" with proposals put across by Conservative MPs such as Nicky Morgan and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

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Labour MP Jack Dromey - whose amendment with Dame Caroline Spelman rejecting no-deal was supported by MPs last night - says "we are 58 days from a cliff".

If the UK "plunges over the country into the abyss" of no-deal Brexit, the country will be "a poorer country in every sense of the word".

He says MPs voted to reject no-deal and asks the PM to rule it out, suggesting a failure to do so would be a contempt of Parliament.

Ms May says MPs also expressed support for the deal agreed, providing changes can be made to the backstop. She repeats that the only way to avoid no-deal is to agree a deal with the EU.

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Labour MP Stephen Morgan says John Lewis have announced they will close a store in his constituency, which is one of a long run of store closures in the area.

"When will the government bring our high streets back from the brink?" he asks.

Mrs May says she understands the store closure will be difficult for the community, but the DWP and job centre will work with the company to reduce the impact.

If he is worried about jobs in her constituency, she adds, then the policies that will cause most damage are those of the Labour party.

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DUP MP Ian Paisley refers to a report by Sir John Gillen into serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland.

He says there is a declining conviction rate in Northern Ireland for sex offenders, the longest delays for getting cases to trial in the UK and a 40% drop out rate.

Mr Paisley asks Theresa May what she can do to get law changes implemented in Northern Ireland.

Theresa May says she notes that this is a "serious issue" in Northern Ireland, but says that policing and justice are devolved matters, as is the length of sentences.

"This is another reason why it is important for us all to get the devolved administration up and running," she concludes.

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Conservative MP David Duguid says a majority of MPs last night voted to deliver on the Brexit referendum result.

He asks the PM to stand strong against the "vain attempts" of EU fishing nations to guarantee fishing access to British waters after Brexit.

Ms May says the UK will be an independent coastal state after Brexit, with fishing communities set to benefit from exiting the Common Fisheries Policy.

She will not be compromising over access to waters in future negotiations, she says.