Written questions

Domestic Abuse: Portsmouth

Commons · Question 24875 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Amanda Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided to Portsmouth City Council over the past two years for domestic abuse services and to tackle violence against women and girls.

Answer

Answered by Florence Eshalomi, 3 Sep 2026

This Government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse as part of its ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. Since 2021, Tier 1 local authorities in England have had a statutory duty to ensure that victims of dom...