Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how each department responsible for the Government's Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy are contributing to her Department's development of (a) the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill and (b) the non-legislative package supporting the Bill.

The Government recognises that tackling domestic abuse and supporting victims requires a robust cross-government approach. Departments are contributing to the development of both the Domestic Abuse Bill and accompanying non-legislative package through rigorous cross-Departmental discussions overseen by the Violence Against Women and Girls Inter-Ministerial Group, chaired by the Home Secretary.