Oral QuestionCabinet Office

What steps the Government is taking to increase opportunities for small businesses to bid for Government contracts.

Tabled: 18 November 2021Answered: 25 November 2021

Asked by

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Answer from Hansard

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood)

The Government are taking action to support victims of domestic abuse and violence. We are ensuring stronger management of domestic abuse perpetrators through new domestic abuse protection orders and the increased multi-agency management of domestic abusers; that is being expanded to those convicted of coercive and controlling behaviour. In response to the sentencing review published last week, I committed to further protections for victims, including the roll-out of domestic abuse specialist courts and better identification of domestic abuse perpetrators.