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1189206

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on communications for the (a) #YouAreNotAlone and (b) Stay Home Save Lives campaigns to date; and what her Department's total spend on covid-19-related communications has been to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	38953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has committed £219,000 so far towards the #YouAreNotAlone campaign. Not all of this spend has yet been delivered in full as media advertising is still live. Campaign value has been maximised with adverts running across donated media, as well as paid media channels.</p><p>The Home Office has not contributed funding to the Stay Home Save Lives campaign but has been supporting the campaign by sharing materials through Home Office channels.</p><p>To date, the Home Office has spent a total of £260,000 on coronavirus-related communications. This includes spend on the #YouAreNotAlone campaign.</p><p>The key #YouAreNotAlone campaign materials are being made available in Welsh and will be translated into a number of other languages. We are in the process of scoping and translating priority languages with advice from key stakeholders including Karma Nirvana, Refuge, Women’s Aid, Southall Black Sisters, Imkaan and others.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 38954 question first answered 29/04/2020 15:56:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1189207

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what languages the #YouAreNotAlone campaign communications are available in.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	38954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has committed £219,000 so far towards the #YouAreNotAlone campaign. Not all of this spend has yet been delivered in full as media advertising is still live. Campaign value has been maximised with adverts running across donated media, as well as paid media channels.</p><p>The Home Office has not contributed funding to the Stay Home Save Lives campaign but has been supporting the campaign by sharing materials through Home Office channels.</p><p>To date, the Home Office has spent a total of £260,000 on coronavirus-related communications. This includes spend on the #YouAreNotAlone campaign.</p><p>The key #YouAreNotAlone campaign materials are being made available in Welsh and will be translated into a number of other languages. We are in the process of scoping and translating priority languages with advice from key stakeholders including Karma Nirvana, Refuge, Women’s Aid, Southall Black Sisters, Imkaan and others.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 38953 question first answered 29/04/2020 15:56:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1187790

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: 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, whether the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has been included in contingency planning for vulnerable groups during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	34994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and her office, as well as the domestic abuse sector, the police and local authorities on contingency planning and to understand the needs of victims of domestic abuse during self-isolation and social distancing, and how these can best be supported.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/04/2020 15:32:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1187792

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: 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 steps the Government has taken to help ensure that deaf and disabled victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence can access refuge services and helplines during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	34996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>We are aware that victims of domestic abuse may feel particularly vulnerable at this time, especially deaf and disabled victims.</p><p>Existing sources of advice and support will continue to be available to victims. In addition to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, which also has an online chat function, the Home Office provides specific funding to specialist support services including through Victim Support to support disabled victims, and to Sign Health, who support deaf victims.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with the domestic abuse sector to understand the needs of victims, during self-isolation and social distancing, and how these can best be supported.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/04/2020 15:33:18 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1187857

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risk of an increase in online child sexual abuse during the covid-19 outbreak when people are required to stay at home.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	35044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 represents the most serious threat to public health in a generation.</p><p>We are working at pace to understand the impact of COVID-19 on child sexual abuse, gathering input from law enforcement, safeguarding leads, charities, international partners and wider colleagues. Based on early reporting from law enforcement partners and expert opinion, our initial assessment suggests the risk of online abuse is likely to increase. We will continue to strengthen this assessment through regular situational updates and measuring the threat over a longer period, to ensure we can deliver the most effective response and that it reflects the risk across the whole system.</p><p>In response, we are working across Government and with frontline partners to identify and respond to common challenges impacting vulnerable children across different crime threats, including coordinating messaging and support to frontline services.</p><p>Our law enforcement partners continue to address child sexual abuse offending, and are already driving preventative messaging to children, young people and their parents/carers through the NCA’s Thinkuknow network, and charitable partners are sending preventative messaging for offenders. We are also working with these partners to sustain and optimise their response to mitigate the risk.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35045 question first answered 28/04/2020 16:31:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1187860

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: Internet
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 (a) tackle a potential increased risk of online child sexual abuse and (b) protect vulnerable children due to increased home working during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	35045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 represents the most serious threat to public health in a generation.</p><p>We are working at pace to understand the impact of COVID-19 on child sexual abuse, gathering input from law enforcement, safeguarding leads, charities, international partners and wider colleagues. Based on early reporting from law enforcement partners and expert opinion, our initial assessment suggests the risk of online abuse is likely to increase. We will continue to strengthen this assessment through regular situational updates and measuring the threat over a longer period, to ensure we can deliver the most effective response and that it reflects the risk across the whole system.</p><p>In response, we are working across Government and with frontline partners to identify and respond to common challenges impacting vulnerable children across different crime threats, including coordinating messaging and support to frontline services.</p><p>Our law enforcement partners continue to address child sexual abuse offending, and are already driving preventative messaging to children, young people and their parents/carers through the NCA’s Thinkuknow network, and charitable partners are sending preventative messaging for offenders. We are also working with these partners to sustain and optimise their response to mitigate the risk.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35044 question first answered 28/04/2020 16:31:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1187869

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with technology companies on the steps they are taking to (a) identify and (b) tackle online child abuse during increased traffic to social media sites and platforms during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	35062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with technology companies, NGOs, law enforcement and other Governments to understand the impact of COVID on technology companies’ ability to identify and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse, and any steps that can be taken to address this in order to protect children and stop offenders.</p><p>From initial conversations, this issue remains a priority for companies and they continue to identify child sexual abuse content albeit with reduced capacity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35063 question first answered 29/04/2020 15:53:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1187870

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the capacity of technology firms to provide adequate moderation processes for (a) identifying and (b) tackling online child abuse during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	35063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with technology companies, NGOs, law enforcement and other Governments to understand the impact of COVID on technology companies’ ability to identify and combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse, and any steps that can be taken to address this in order to protect children and stop offenders.</p><p>From initial conversations, this issue remains a priority for companies and they continue to identify child sexual abuse content albeit with reduced capacity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 35062 question first answered 29/04/2020 15:53:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1187145

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Remote Working
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 allow civil servants to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	33428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Communications have been issued to all Home Office staff making it clear that if their job can be done from home they should work from home.</p><p>They should only come into the workplace if this has been agreed with their manager and is essential for business delivery. Steps are being taken to ensure that employees have access to the necessary IT to enable them to work at home if possible as well as access to wellbeing support.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/04/2020 15:34:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1186777

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to provide additional funding to local authorities to support people at increased risk of becoming victims of domestic violence as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	32715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>£1.6 billion of the £5 billion COVID-19 fund announced in the Budget will go to local authorities to help them respond to pressures across all the services they deliver.</p><p>The Chancellor has further announced a funding package of some £750m to support charities including those providing domestic abuse services. In addition, the Home Office has announced £2 million in funding to support technological capability such as specialist helplines and websites.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/04/2020 16:09:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss