§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the inter-departmental group on domestic violence will next meet; and what policy decisions arose from the last meeting.
§ Mr. MacleanAt its last meeting, the ministerial group on domestic violence endorsed proposals in respect of a public awareness campaign on domestic violence, and the preparation of an inter-agency circular to encourage local 383W statutory and voluntary agencies to co-ordinate responses to domestic violence. It also decided that the issue of a centrally co-ordinated policy on refuge provision would be considered further at its next meeting, a date for which will be settled shortly.