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Written question asked by Steve Yemm (Labour) on Thursday, 23 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 (named day). It was answered by Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Domestic Abuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle domestic abuse.

Answer

We have introduced a range of measures to tackle domestic abuse, including a £53 million investment in rolling out The Drive Project across England and Wales over the next four years to target serial perpetrators of domestic abuse, embedding domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms in five forces, and launching new Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
908919
Session
2024-26
Transferred
Yes
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Domestic abuse
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk