Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what engagement his Department has had with (a) survivors of domestic abuse, (b) the domestic abuse sector and (c) the wider violence against women and girls sector, since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy.

The Call for Evidence, which informs the priorities, content and actions of the Women’s Health Strategy, for England ran for 14 weeks. Organisations and individuals were invited to contribute, including those supporting the victims of domestic abuse and those with lived experience. Since publication, we have continued to engage with representatives from the sector.