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1278022

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hospital Beds: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many extra beds have been made available since 23 March 2020 specifically to victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The MHCLG £10 million Domestic Abuse COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund was allocated to 147 successful charity bids.  Grant recipients recently reported that, up to and including 30 September, they had created an additional 1046 bedspaces with a further 343 forecast to open through the winter.</p><p>In April 2020, my Department also released £16.6 million to 75 local authority-led projects across England for the delivery of support to victims of domestic abuse, and their children, within safe accommodation in 2020/21, helping up to 43,000 survivors.</p><p>Alongside these funds, MHCLG also put in place a system to enable local authorities who need additional accommodation to meet demand during the pandemic to book rooms for domestic abuse victims through Crown Commercial Services.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 25/01/2021 16:34:23 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278023

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hospital Beds: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, of the £10 million made available by the Government for domestic abuse shelters' capacity (a) how many extra beds have been bought and (b) where those beds are located.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The MHCLG £10 million Domestic Abuse COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund was allocated to 147 successful charity bids.  Grant recipients recently reported that, up to and including 30 September, they had created an additional 1046 bedspaces with a further 343 forecast to open through the winter.</p><p>The location of domestic abuse safe accommodation services are kept confidential to protect victim safety and MHCLG did not therefore require applicants to disclose information on where beds are located. However, I can confirm that funding was awarded to domestic abuse charitable organisations across all English regions.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 25/01/2021 16:34:49 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278024

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all Prevent projects commissioned by local authorities are pre-approved by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office funds dedicated Prevent posts and projects in local authorities where the risk of radicalisation is most acute, to reduce the threat from terrorism.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities who receive Prevent priority Home Office funding are invited to develop and submit bids for locally commissioned projects. These bids must explain how these projects effectively mitigate the threat in that area. Bids are assessed by the Home Office and moderated by a cross-government panel before funding is approved.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/01/2021 15:06:44 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278025

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the definition of a civil society organisations in relation to the Prevent strategy includes private companies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office funds dedicated Prevent posts and locally commissioned projects in local authorities where the risk of radicalisation is most acute, to reduce the threat from terrorism.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The term Civil Society is an umbrella term for third sector organisations. Prevent projects can be delivered by national and local charities, community groups and organisations and private companies. Local authorities submit bids based on each organisations capability and capacity to deliver a project that will mitigate the threat in their local areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/01/2021 15:04:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278026

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Slavery: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for offences against children there have been for the Offence of Slavery, Servitude and forced or compulsory Labour under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each year since its enactment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) maintains a central record of the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced, including offences charged by way of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This data may be further disaggregated by the child abuse case monitoring flag. The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.</p><p> </p><p>Section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides an offence of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; Section 2 provides for a single offence of human trafficking covering sexual and non-sexual exploitation; and, Section 4 provides that it is an offence to commit another offence with a view to committing a trafficking offence under Section 2.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Act came into force and up to the end of March 2020, the number of Modern Slavery Act offences flagged as child abuse is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 1 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 2 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 4 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data does not indicate the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the charged offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately report the nature of, or type of exploitation carried out on victims of modern slavery or trafficking offences other than by manually examining case files at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 140124 question first answered 21/01/2021 08:19:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278027

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for offences against children have there been for Human Trafficking under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each year since its enactment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) maintains a central record of the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced, including offences charged by way of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This data may be further disaggregated by the child abuse case monitoring flag. The CPS definition of child abuse covers any case where the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence and includes allegations or crimes perpetrated by both adults and under 18s.</p><p> </p><p>Section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides an offence of slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour; Section 2 provides for a single offence of human trafficking covering sexual and non-sexual exploitation; and, Section 4 provides that it is an offence to commit another offence with a view to committing a trafficking offence under Section 2.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Act came into force and up to the end of March 2020, the number of Modern Slavery Act offences flagged as child abuse is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 1 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 2 }</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Modern Slavery Act 2015 { 4 }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data does not indicate the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the charged offence.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separately report the nature of, or type of exploitation carried out on victims of modern slavery or trafficking offences other than by manually examining case files at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 140123 question first answered 21/01/2021 08:19:51 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278028

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Exploitation: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for offences for exploitation of children under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 there have been in each year since that Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, up to December 2019, for offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. These are available in the ‘Outcomes by Offence’ data tool, here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data held centrally by MoJ does not identify the age of the victim unless <em>this is specified by the relevant legislation</em>. Therefore, centrally held information cannot separately identify the number of modern slavery prosecutions that involved child victims. The information may be held on court record; however, identification of the victim’s age would require access to court records and transcripts, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/01/2021 15:43:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278029

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for the offence of sexual assault by penetration under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have been made in cases where the victim had experienced county lines exploitation in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the devastating impact of county lines activity on children and vulnerable people which can include both sexual and criminal exploitation. Prosecutions data involving offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 held centrally by the MoJ does not include such detailed information about the victim to indicate whether they had been a victim of county lines exploitation previously. This information may be held on court record, however to identify it would require access to detailed court records and transcripts, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions, up to December 2019, for the following offences: ‘Sexual assault on a female – penetration’, ‘Sexual assault on a male – penetration’, Sexual assault of a male child under 13 - penetration’, ‘Sexual assault of a female child under 13 – penetration’ and ‘Causing sexual activity without consent – penetration’. These are available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/888664/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2019.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/01/2021 15:44:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278030

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of the EU Settlement Scheme for victims of (a) modern slavery and (b) human trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Settlement Scheme is an accessible scheme which handles vulnerable customers with sensitivity and flexibility, according to their needs.</p><p>We have adopted a mixed model approach, using a range of responses to accommodate the often diverse and complex needs that particularly vulnerable people might present, including victims of modern slavery and trafficking.</p><p>A user group of external Grant Funded Organisations (GFOs) which represent the needs of vulnerable individuals has been established to work with the Home Office to assess and understand relevant risks and issues and to ensure the right support arrangements are in place for vulnerable applicants.</p><p>38 of those GFOs specialise in helping victims of modern slavery and human trafficking and can provide a bespoke support service to those individuals eligible to apply to EUSS.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/01/2021 14:56:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1278031

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that people who have been refused asylum will not become homeless 21 days after receiving their cessation letter.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	140128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office took the decision to pause cessations of asylum support on 27 March 2020, so that asylum seekers whose cases were resolved and who would no longer normally be eligible for asylum support would be able to remain in their accommodation and follow the public health guidance in place at that time.</p><p>Some “negative cessations” (where the person has been refused asylum and exhausted their appeal rights) resumed from September but were paused again in November following the imposition of stronger lockdown measures. These decisions currently remain paused pending consideration of the impact of the current coronavirus restrictions.</p><p>Failed asylum seekers have no basis of stay in the UK and are encouraged and supported to return to their countries of origin where appropriate. The Home Office will pay for the cost of their return home and provides generous reintegration assistance. Where there is a legitimate reason why a person who has been refused asylum cannot return to their country of origin, they can apply for further support from the Home Office under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p><p>Before taking any decision to resume negative cessations we will continue to work with and share our approach with Public Health authorities and will work within public health guidelines and legal advice.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 25/01/2021 14:13:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips