Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support male victims of domestic abuse in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the UK.

The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published in March 2022, invests up to £230 million of cross-government funding in to tackling this crime, including up to £140 million to support victims. The plan sets out our ambition to reduce the prevalence of domestic abuse, regardless of who it affects, and to support all victims, including men.

In 2019, we published the first ever cross-Government Male Victims’ Position Statement, a dedicated statement to recognise the support needs of male victims and to clarify and strengthen our response.

This statement affirms the Government’s support for male victims of crimes that disproportionately impact women and girls.

In 2023/24, the Home Office funded £200,000 for the national Men’s Advice Line run by Respect. This service offers advice and emotional support to male victims of domestic abuse and signposts to other vital services that help keep them, and their children, safe.