Domestic Abuse

HC Deb 08 December 1998 vol 322 c159W

23. Miss Begg

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action the Government are taking to protect the victims of domestic abuse. [61286]

Mrs. Liddell

Tackling domestic violence is a priority for the Scottish Office. We are taking action on 3 fronts.

We have established a Scottish Partnership on Domestic Violence which met for the first time on 23 November under the chairmanship of Anne Smith QC.

On 13 November we issued a consultation document entitled "Preventing Violence Against Women: A Scottish Office Action Plan". This contained 27 Action Points.

We are also preparing a new awareness raising campaign which will begin at Christmas and roll out over the next 3 years.