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62588

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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

62643

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Kashmir; and what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Indian, (b) Pakistani and (c) US counterparts on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), has spoken to each of his Indian, Pakistani and US counterparts in recent months about South Asia regional issues and relations between India and Pakistan. We recognise the importance of finding a lasting solution to the situation in Kashmir, but remain of the view it is not for third parties to prescribe one. We continue to follow developments in the region closely, and officials from our High Commissions in both New Delhi and Islamabad regularly discuss the situation in Kashmir with both governments and travel to the region, security situation permitting.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/06/2014 16:12:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62670

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding under which categories of expenditure her Department has allocated to domestic and sexual violence support services in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Domestic and sexual violence are devastating crimes and are not acceptable <br>within our society. The Coalition Government's continued approach to tackling <br>such violence and abuse is set out in our Violence against Women and Girls <br>Action Plan, updated in March 2014. <br><br>Supporting victims is at the heart of this approach, which includes giving <br>victims more confidence to report, and it is encouraging that police recorded <br>crime figures show more victims are having the confidence to come forward. <br><br>The Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding from 2010 <br>up to 2015 for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services, <br>rape crisis centres, the national domestic violence helplines and stalking <br>helpline. <br><br>Over the spending review period the Home Office funding of £28 million provides <br>for: <br>144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers, 87 dedicated Independent <br>Sexual Violence Advisers, 54 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference <br>Co-ordinators, and funding to Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse <br>to provide support and advice to MARACs, as well as running a programme <br>of quality assurance and £1.2 million for three years from 2012 to improve <br>services for young people suffering sexual violence in major urban areas. <br>£900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national helplines for <br>victims of domestic violence and stalking.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of <br>Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with <br>domestic violence and abuse. HMIC's report exposed significant failings. In <br>response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a National <br>Oversight Group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to ensure HMIC's <br>recommendations are acted upon. The Group met for the first time on 10 June. <br><br>The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear that <br>every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014, to <br>improve their response to domestic violence and abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/07/2014 15:16:03 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 4315 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62671

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to tackle domestic violence and sexual abuse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Domestic and sexual violence are devastating crimes and are not acceptable <br>within our society. The Coalition Government's continued approach to tackling <br>such violence and abuse is set out in our Violence against Women and Girls <br>Action Plan, updated in March 2014. <br><br>Supporting victims is at the heart of this approach, which includes giving <br>victims more confidence to report, and it is encouraging that police recorded <br>crime figures show more victims are having the confidence to come forward. <br><br>The Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding from 2010 <br>up to 2015 for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services, <br>rape crisis centres, the national domestic violence helplines and stalking <br>helpline. <br><br>Over the spending review period the Home Office funding of £28 million provides <br>for: <br>144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers, 87 dedicated Independent <br>Sexual Violence Advisers, 54 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference <br>Co-ordinators, and funding to Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse <br>to provide support and advice to MARACs, as well as running a programme <br>of quality assurance and £1.2 million for three years from 2012 to improve <br>services for young people suffering sexual violence in major urban areas. <br>£900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national helplines for <br>victims of domestic violence and stalking.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of <br>Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with <br>domestic violence and abuse. HMIC's report exposed significant failings. In <br>response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a National <br>Oversight Group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to ensure HMIC's <br>recommendations are acted upon. The Group met for the first time on 10 June. <br><br>The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear that <br>every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014, to <br>improve their response to domestic violence and abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/07/2014 15:14:05 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 4313 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62672

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the reporting of domestic and sexual violence offences by victims.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Domestic and sexual violence are devastating crimes and are not acceptable <br>within our society. The Coalition Government's continued approach to tackling <br>such violence and abuse is set out in our Violence against Women and Girls <br>Action Plan, updated in March 2014. <br><br>Supporting victims is at the heart of this approach, which includes giving <br>victims more confidence to report, and it is encouraging that police recorded <br>crime figures show more victims are having the confidence to come forward. <br><br>The Government has ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding from 2010 <br>up to 2015 for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services, <br>rape crisis centres, the national domestic violence helplines and stalking <br>helpline. <br><br>Over the spending review period the Home Office funding of £28 million provides <br>for: <br>144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers, 87 dedicated Independent <br>Sexual Violence Advisers, 54 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference <br>Co-ordinators, and funding to Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse <br>to provide support and advice to MARACs, as well as running a programme <br>of quality assurance and £1.2 million for three years from 2012 to improve <br>services for young people suffering sexual violence in major urban areas. <br>£900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national helplines for <br>victims of domestic violence and stalking.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of <br>Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with <br>domestic violence and abuse. HMIC's report exposed significant failings. In <br>response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a National <br>Oversight Group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to ensure HMIC's <br>recommendations are acted upon. The Group met for the first time on 10 June. <br><br>The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear that <br>every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014, to <br>improve their response to domestic violence and abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 01/07/2014 15:15:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 4314 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62696

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her 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	201189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool is funded from an HM Treasury settlement which is separate from and additional to departmental budgets. Details of Conflict Pool allocations are provided to Parliament annually in a Written Ministerial Statement. The statements for Financial Years 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 are available on the parliament.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>A Statement giving details of Conflict Pool allocations for FY 2014/15 will be laid before the House shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2014 14:58:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth