Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps he is taking to ensure (a) residents in care homes and (b) patients in hospitals are allowed safe and regular visits from family members.”
Tabled: 12 January 2022Answered: 18 January 2022
Asked by
Dan Carden
Labour — Liverpool Walton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
Sarah Sackman
The hon. Member will know that a staggering 60% of cases that go through our family courts involve some form of domestic abuse or allegation thereof. That is why consideration of the operation of the presumption of contact and wider consideration of domestic abuse allegations in our family courts are so important. It is why officials and Ministers are taking the process really seriously.