WOMEN'S AID SAVE OUR SERVICES CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 309, tabled 2 September 2014 by Caroline Lucas (Green). Signed by 40 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the Women's Aid SOS Campaign: Save Our Services: save refuges, save lives; recognises that specialist domestic violence refuges are life-saving services; acknowledges this national network of services in England is facing a crisis due to funding cuts and poor local commissioning decisions; further welcomes the aim of the SOS Campaign to protect the national network of specialist refuges and commit to exploring a new funding model for these services; acknowledges that a recent YouGov poll shows that 61 per cent of the population think that the Government should do more to preserve the national network of specialist domestic violence refuges for women and children; and calls on hon. Members to support the campaign by meeting with their local specialist refuge, signing the SOS campaign petition and supporting the protection of funding for the national network of life-saving refuges.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 10, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Respect 1.