Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72186

Counselling: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Jess Asato

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) current waiting times and (b) levels of access to specialist counselling support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence f

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We know that too many people, including survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are too long. We are determined to change that, which is why we have cho...

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