§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what guidance her Department has given on the local interpretation of the Hamilton Committee recommendations about the treatment of battered wives.
§ Mr. MeacherCopies of the Interim Report of the Select Committee on Violence in Marriage were distributed last December and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and I will be considering the terms of an early statement on further action, following consultations with local authorities we are now initiating.