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391010

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2015 to Question 5979, whether any files relating to child abuse have been destroyed by the intelligence and security services since 1 September 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	7773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2015 answer text <p>As set out in the Answer to PQ 5979, the Inquiry will have access to all information that it considers relevant, including any records held by the intelligence and security services. The Home Secretary has been clear from the outset that all departments, including the intelligence and security agencies, must comply fully with the Inquiry, ensuring that if any relevant files are held that they are available for the Inquiry to review. That is the basis on which the agencies have been proceeding, and they remain committed to co-operating in full. Furthermore, on 23rd June 2015 the Inquiry served HMG a notice requiring it to retain material of potential relevance to the Inquiry's terms of reference. The Security and Intelligence Agencies will comply with this notice.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/08/2015 14:11:56 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391012

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations have received funding from the (a) Sexual Abuse Support Fund and (b) Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	7792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7805 7812 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391013

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
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 adequacy of the financial support her Department provides to community organisations who provide specialised support services to victims of child sexual abuse; and if she will increase such funding.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	7805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7792 7812 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391014

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of the assessment criteria used to determine applications received to the (a) Sexual Abuse Fund and (b) the Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund since the launch of each such fund.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	7812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p>The Government allocated almost £40 million to specialist support services and national helplines to tackle violence against women and girls over the course of the previous Parliament.</p><p>In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims and child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16.</p><p>£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on those their services.</p><p>The administration of these funds, and final decisions on allocation, have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. The assessment criteria for both funds are available on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/spend/commissioning/sexual-abuse-victims-fund/apply-for-sexual-abuse-victim-support-funding). Details of the 77 successful applicants were published on the website of the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner on 27 March. (http://www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/documents/OPPCN/decisions/2015/Decision%20No%202015.05%20-%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Victim%20Support%20Fund%20-%20Grant%20Awards%20for%202014-15%20and%202015-16.pdf</p><p>Whilst the majority of the £4.85 was allocated, a small proportion remains unallocated, and the Home Office is working alongside the Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner to consider how to distribute the remaining funds in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 7792 7805 question first answered 04/08/2015 10:04:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

388292

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Charities: Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the communications of human rights charities, other than Amnesty International, have been intercepted in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	6013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British governments not to comment on intelligence matters. However, as the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said in its judgment of 22 June 2015 that any interception that occurred was lawful, necessary and proportionate.</p><p>While the IPT has found in favour of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), it has made clear that neither of the NGOs suffered material detriment, damage or prejudice as a result of the breaches.</p><p>Caution should be exercised against drawing conclusions from the IPT’s ruling about the target of any such interception that may have taken place. A finding in favour of an individual or organisation does not necessarily mean that they themselves were the target; it could equally mean that they were simply in communication with a target. However I can neither confirm nor deny specifics relating to this or any other case.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 6012 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:02:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

388307

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Amnesty International: Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the communications of Amnesty International have been intercepted (a) with or (b) without her authorisation.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	6012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British governments not to comment on intelligence matters. However, as the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said in its judgment of 22 June 2015 that any interception that occurred was lawful, necessary and proportionate.</p><p>While the IPT has found in favour of two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), it has made clear that neither of the NGOs suffered material detriment, damage or prejudice as a result of the breaches.</p><p>Caution should be exercised against drawing conclusions from the IPT’s ruling about the target of any such interception that may have taken place. A finding in favour of an individual or organisation does not necessarily mean that they themselves were the target; it could equally mean that they were simply in communication with a target. However I can neither confirm nor deny specifics relating to this or any other case.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 6013 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:02:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

388308

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Chair of the Independent Panel Inquiry into child sexual abuse will be given access to files held by the intelligence and security services in the course of that inquiry.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Inquiry will have the full co-operation of Government and will have access to all relevant information, including files held by the intelligence and security services.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2015 13:18:18 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

387458

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in her Department are entitled to the use of a (i) car with a dedicated driver, (ii) car from the Government car pool and (iii) taxi ordered through a departmental account.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no entitlement for civil servants or special advisers to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the government car pool (iii) a taxi ordered through a departmental account. However where there is business justification, pool vehicles can be driven by any employee of the Home Office holding the appropriate driving licence and approved by their line manager or local vehicle manager.</p><p>Taxis may also be ordered for official business journeys in properly defined circumstances. This is subject to line manager approval in line with the Department’s travel and expenses policy.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/07/2015 16:21:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

346940

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the £7 million Child Abuse Support Victims Fund dispersed in May 2015 has been allocated to non-statutory organisations which specifically provide long-term counselling support to adults who were sexually abused as children.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced an extra £7m funding to help victims of sexual violence in December 2014. £2.15m was allocated to the 84 existing Female Rape Support Centres and two funds were established to allocate the remainder: a £2m fund to non-statutory organisations reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry (Fund 1), and a £2.85m fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to victims of sexual abuse to help meet the increased demand on those services (Fund 2). Organisations that applied to Fund 2 were asked whether they supported adults who were sexually abused as children. £2.33m of the £2.85m has been allocated to organisations that showed they provide support to adults who were sexually abused as children; this includes over £1.6m to organisations offering counselling services. These two funds are being administered by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, supported by the Home Office. Aside from the attendance of the Chief Constable for Norfolk at the Oversight Board, no police time has been spent on assessment or allocation. We do not centrally hold information on the number of non-statutory organisations providing counselling without pre-determined time limits to adults who were sexually abused as children.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 147 148 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:21:40 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

346941

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police time was spent assessing child abuse victims funding applications and dispersing these to the chosen non-statutory organisations in the last year.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced an extra £7m funding to help victims of sexual violence in December 2014. £2.15m was allocated to the 84 existing Female Rape Support Centres and two funds were established to allocate the remainder: a £2m fund to non-statutory organisations reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry (Fund 1), and a £2.85m fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to victims of sexual abuse to help meet the increased demand on those services (Fund 2). Organisations that applied to Fund 2 were asked whether they supported adults who were sexually abused as children. £2.33m of the £2.85m has been allocated to organisations that showed they provide support to adults who were sexually abused as children; this includes over £1.6m to organisations offering counselling services. These two funds are being administered by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, supported by the Home Office. Aside from the attendance of the Chief Constable for Norfolk at the Oversight Board, no police time has been spent on assessment or allocation. We do not centrally hold information on the number of non-statutory organisations providing counselling without pre-determined time limits to adults who were sexually abused as children.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 146 148 question first answered 04/06/2015 15:21:41 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest