Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kirsten Oswald and Marcus Jones

Thursday 15th October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jones]

As I have said, this is subject to the spending review, but Women’s Aid has warmly welcomed the funding recently announced by the Chancellor. It is important for local authorities to provide such services, and it is also important to note that these services are still being provided up and down the country. We should not talk them down, as Labour Members are doing, because the fact is that if we talk down services and people think they are not available, many women may not come forward and access the important services they need.

[Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)]

19. What recent assessment she has made of the effect on equality of the Government’s policies on child poverty.