Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing funding for (a) specialist domestic abuse schemes and (b) public information campaigns to improve the protection of victims.

The Government has allocated £28m to support domestic abuse charities. The Home Office has worked closely with the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government and the Ministry of Justice to ensure that respective funding streams are aligned so as to provide all specialist domestic abuse services with the opportunity to access funds appropriately.

From April 2020 to date, £488k has been allocated to Domestic Abuse communications to raise awareness that police response and support services remain available, and to signpost help and support. We have worked closely with other Government Departments on domestic abuse communications to amplify messaging through retailers, employers, banks, local authorities, public health services and police forces.