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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-18more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Homelessness more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Bob Ainsworth remove filter
uin 201190 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
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 more like this
answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-26T15:02:06.1123105Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-26T15:02:06.1123105Z
answering member
4043
label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
tabling member
306
label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this
62670
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-18more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Bob Ainsworth remove filter
uin 201164 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
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 more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T15:16:03.1391008Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T15:16:03.1391008Z
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
previous answer version
4315
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
tabling member
306
label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this
62671
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-18more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Bob Ainsworth remove filter
uin 201159 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
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 more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T15:14:05.5899262Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T15:14:05.5899262Z
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
previous answer version
4313
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
tabling member
306
label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this
62672
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-18more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Bob Ainsworth remove filter
uin 201160 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
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 more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T15:15:00.1017225Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T15:15:00.1017225Z
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
previous answer version
4314
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
tabling member
306
label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this