Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mary Kelly Foy and Jess Phillips

Monday 23rd March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Jess Phillips]

I send all my sympathy to the hon. Gentleman’s constituent, who sounds like she has had a terrible ordeal. Off the top of my head, one measure that the Government have rolled out is the domestic abuse protection order, which gives police the power of arrest, if it is breached. It is the first domestic abuse order that can be taken out for coercive and controlling behaviour. The evidence so far on the police response to those orders, compared with other orders, has been really heartening. We will roll them out across the country.

[Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) (Lab)]

T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.