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	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations bid for money under the female genital mutilation (FGM) Community Engagement Initiative 2014; which organisations were successful in their bids and how much they received as a result; what assessment she has made of how successful each project was in terms of (a) raising awareness about socio-cultural, ethnic-legal, sexual health and clinical implications, (b) strengthening the voice of communities speaking out against FGM and (c) creating new opportunities to talk about FGM.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	8564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crime. We will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.</p><p>In 2014/15, the Home Office provided over £100,000 to community organisations through the FGM Community Engagement Initiative. The fund was open to organisations across the UK to bid for up to £10,000 to carry out community work to raise awareness of FGM.</p><p>The 12 projects included work to build the confidence of women and communities to speak out against FGM and raise awareness of the potential health, social and cultural implications.</p><p>The evaluations show that nearly 6,000 people were engaged in a variety of activities designed to raise awareness about FGM and strengthen the voices of communities. Feedback from participants demonstrated increased awareness of the context, manifestation and harm caused by FGM. A list of the organisations funded is provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Amount (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Africa Advocacy Foundation</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All FM</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAWSO (Black Association of Women Step Out)</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FORWARD (Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development)</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrate Bristol</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Katherine Low Settlement</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester BME Network</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manor Garden Welfare Trust</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NESTAC (New Step for African Community)</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safe Hands for Mothers</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springfield Community Flat</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/09/2015 11:26:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

418718

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of victims of trafficking who were detained in immigration detention since (a) January 2015 and (b) June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>Individuals who have been identified as victims of trafficking by the competent authorities are normally considered suitable for detention in only very exceptional circumstances, which include cases where there is a risk of public harm. This data is not collected centrally and accurate figures are not available.</p><p>Once a person is detained their continued detention remains under review by the Home Office at least at monthly intervals, and earlier in response to any change of circumstances that might have a material effect on their detention.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/09/2015 11:17:47 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

418958

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government made (a) before and (b) after 7 July 2005 of the likely security costs for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government first announced the funding package for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in March 2007 [HCDebs dated 15 March 2007- Hansard Column 450]. This included a preliminary estimate of £600 million for policing and wider security tasks. In addition, £238 million was set aside as contingency.</p><p>The final cost of policing and wider security for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was £423 million and the final cost of venue security was £429 million. [WMS dated 16 July 2013- Hansard Column 71ws].</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/09/2015 11:12:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies