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62537

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date	18/06/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases of domestic and sexual violence that were prosecuted in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to increase the prosecution rate for such crimes.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has no data on the total number of incidents of domestic violence and sexual violence that have occurred in each of the last five years and is unable, therefore, to provide an answer to the first part of the question.</p><p>Increasing the number of rape convictions continues to be a priority for the CPS. On 6 June 2014, a Rape Action Plan was jointly published by the police and CPS which sets out a series of actions designed to improve the criminal justice response in rape cases. This followed a Rape National Scrutiny Panel led by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Policing lead for rape, which considered the investigation and prosecution of rape cases including their referral from the police to the CPS. The prosecution of domestic violence also remains a high priority for the CPS and prosecutors receive regular training, and are provided with relevant guidance. The Rape Action Plan can be found on the CPS website at;</p><p><a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 23/06/2014 12:09:29 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62554

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business Premises: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/06/2014 11:32:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ201191.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62588

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) homeless people and (b) rough sleepers in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement of 18 September 2012, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 32WS, my Department does not publish statistics by government office region.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>National and local authority data for homelessness are published in Live Table 784a which is available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National and local authority data on rough sleeping can be found in Table 1 of the Rough Sleeping in England statistical release which can be found on the department's website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2013</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We are investing over £500 million over the current spending review period to help local authorities and voluntary sector partners prevent and tackle homelessness, rough sleeping and repossessions. This includes £20 million to support the roll out of the ‘No Second Night Out' standard and protect vital front line services. We have also supported the voluntary sector to deliver 'StreetLink' a national rough sleeping hotline, website and app to connect rough sleepers to local services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 10 June we announced that over £65 million of additional funding across Whitehall is being offered to councils and other organisations to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping around the country and ensure that vulnerable people can access a range of support and lead independent lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 26/06/2014 15:02:06 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62597

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Conflict Pool for South Asia in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Conflict Pool is funded from a Treasury settlement which is separate from and additional to departmental budgets and is administered jointly by the Ministry of Defence, the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for conflict prevention and mitigation work. Details of Conflict Pool allocations are provided to Parliament annually in a Written Ministerial Statement. Statements for financial years (FY) 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are attached. <br><br>A Statement giving details of Conflict Pool allocations for FY 2014-15 will be released to the House shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/06/2014 14:31:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name Statements for financial years 201193.doc title Hansard Extracts
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62598

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to meet the NATO target of spending 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence; and what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their NATO counterparts on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is one of just four NATO nations to spend 2 per cent or more of gross domestic product on Defence. On current plans, defence spending will continue to meet the 2 per cent target for the current Spending Review period. Decisions on public spending after 2015-16 will be made in the next Spending Review.<br><br>The question of Defence spending by European NATO partners is regularly discussed at NATO Defence Ministerial meetings.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/06/2014 14:30:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62599

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to increase social mobility in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and what measures his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of the Government's social mobility strategy.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving social mobility, as set out in our social mobility strategy, ‘Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers', published in 2011. The strategy sets out a plan for improving social mobility across the whole country, incorporating polices such as early education for two year olds from lower income families, the Pupil Premium and the Youth Contract.</p><p>To assess the progress of this strategy, the Government has committed to reporting regularly on a set of key indicators to track closely whether we are moving in the right direction on social mobility; I chair a group of key Ministers to oversee delivery of the strategy, and the Government has created a new Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.</p><p>These indicators were last updated in November last year, and will be updated again shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 24/06/2014 13:32:37 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth