Debates between Jess Phillips and Marsha De Cordova during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Jess Phillips and Marsha De Cordova
Monday 25th November 2024

(4 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Marsha De Cordova Portrait Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab)
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Disabled women are almost three times more likely to experience domestic abuse and almost twice as likely to report sexual violence. Does the Minister agree that it is important for not only her Department but the police to work with disabled women-led organisations to understand the intersection with gender-based violence and the double whammy that affects disabled women?

Jess Phillips Portrait Jess Phillips
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to Stay Safe East, one of very few specialist disability and domestic abuse charities. Without “by and for” services, we simply would not be serving most of the women in our country who need support.