Debates between Lord Bates and Lord Kennedy of Southwark during the 2019 Parliament

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Covid-19: Domestic Abuse

Debate between Lord Bates and Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Monday 29th June 2020

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bates Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Lord Bates) (Con)
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I call the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross. Baroness Greengross?

We will move on to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op) [V]
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My Lords, additional funding is welcome, but I do not believe that it is enough to cope with the surge of domestic abuse during the pandemic. Following on from the noble Lord, Lord Polak, what specific additional work are the Government funding to help children who could be victims or who witness this criminal behaviour, because of the trauma it causes and the risk that it will be normalised in the home as acceptable behaviour and carried on into future generations?

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