Connor Naismith

Connor Naismith

Labour — Crewe and Nantwich

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 November 2026

Debate

Oral Answers to Questions

Contribution

Q10. I welcome the Government’s ongoing commitment to tackling violence against women and girls and the significant steps the Government have already taken in that regard. But I have become aware of several cases in which constituents seeking to leave abusive relationships through divorce proceedings and custody disputes are unable to access legal aid because of equity in the family home that they share with their abuser. That equity exists on paper but cannot be accessed in practice. Will the First Secretary of State work with Cabinet colleagues to look at whether the legal aid system is adequately supporting domestic abuse survivors, so that no victim is denied access to justice because of assets they cannot realistically access?

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