Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the merits of prohibiting domestic abusers from using spyware and domestic surveillance to monitor their victim's movements.

This Government is committed to transforming the response to domestic abuse, including technology-enabled abuse. .

On 8 March the Government launched the Government’s consultation, seeking views on a range of legislative and non-legislative options to ensure victims are afforded the greatest possible protection. This consultation includes questions on online abuse and technology-enabled abuse, in order to build our understanding of this issue and respond effectively.

We have also supported victims who have experienced technology-enabled domestic abuse by providing £250,000 through the Tampon Tax Fund to Refuge to develop and deliver a three-year Technological Empowerment Programme for women to tackle gender-based violence.