Written question asked by Paul Clark (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 October 2002. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 October 2002 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, What steps his Department is taking to alleviate the problems of victims of domestic violence. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Mr. Paul Clark: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what steps his Department is taking to alleviate the problems of victims of domestic violence. [73610] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Government remains committed to tackling domestic violence. An Inter-Ministerial Group set up last November is working across Government on five key areas for action. My Department is responsible for leading work on improving the interface between the criminal, civil and family law. We aim to identify ways to make the process less distressing for victims, by working with stakeholders and voluntary organisations at local and national level to develop a more integrated approach that tackles the impacts of domestic violence as part of the justice process.

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