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date	08/09/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Government has carried out a cross-departmental assessment of the strategic implications of the targeted killing of British citizens outside declared war zones.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	9571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As I said during my oral statement on Syria: Refugees and Counter-Terrorism on 7 September 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, column 23, these individuals presented a clear and present danger to the country and this action was taken because there was no alternative. The Attorney General was consulted and was clear there was a legal basis for this action in international law. Our Permanent Representative has informed the President of the United Nations Security Council of this activity, which was conducted in the self-defence of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron grouped question UIN 9653 9656 question first answered 14/09/2015 15:49:25 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

391013

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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