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1020692

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that universal credit claimants without internet access in (a) Brent Central and (b) England are supported in submitting their claims.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	199801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Most people claiming Universal Credit will be able to access and navigate the internet, to make and maintain their Universal Credit account. Our published Universal Credit Claimant Survey found that 98 per cent of claimants did claim online, and the majority of those said they found the claim process overall to be straightforward. However, we recognise that some people will need help.</p><p> </p><p>For those requiring help, assistance is available through Universal Support. On 1 October 2018 we announced the Department’s new partnership with Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, who will fully deliver Universal Support from April 2019. This partnership will ensure we are offering a consistent approach nationally for our most vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p><p>Assisted Digital Support, which is a component of Universal Support, provides help, support and skills claimants need to make and maintain their digital account online. Further support is offered via training courses which claimants are referred to by their work coaches.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, all jobcentres across the country have Wi-Fi and computers available for claimants to access the internet. For those few that are still unable to access or use digital services, or are not able to travel, assistance to make and maintain their claim is available via the Freephone Universal Credit helpline. The Universal Credit Service Centre will establish the best means of support available, and in exceptional circumstances, a home visit can be arranged to support a claimant in making and maintaining their claim.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 199912 question first answered 11/12/2018 18:06:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1006046

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Independent Domestic Violence Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent domestic violence advisers have been employed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	190826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of full time equivalent (FTE) independent domestic violence advisers in England and Wales, each year since 2014 is provided in the following table. Data was not collected pre-2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of FTE independent domestic violence advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data was published by the charity Safelives, in their 2016<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and 2017<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> surveys of domestic abuse practitioners in England and Wales. In 2017, the percentage of independent domestic violence advisor services based in health settings was 15%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the number of independent domestic violence advisor services provided in National Health Service hospitals or any information relating to the clients of such services.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Safelives’ 2016 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>Safelives’ 2017 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 190827 190828 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:30:14 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1006047

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Independent Domestic Violence Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals have an independent domestic violence adviser service based permanently on-site.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	190827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of full time equivalent (FTE) independent domestic violence advisers in England and Wales, each year since 2014 is provided in the following table. Data was not collected pre-2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of FTE independent domestic violence advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data was published by the charity Safelives, in their 2016<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and 2017<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> surveys of domestic abuse practitioners in England and Wales. In 2017, the percentage of independent domestic violence advisor services based in health settings was 15%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the number of independent domestic violence advisor services provided in National Health Service hospitals or any information relating to the clients of such services.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Safelives’ 2016 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>Safelives’ 2017 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 190826 190828 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:30:14 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1006049

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospital independent domestic violence advisor clients, were (a) women, (b) from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and (c) over the age of 55 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	190828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of full time equivalent (FTE) independent domestic violence advisers in England and Wales, each year since 2014 is provided in the following table. Data was not collected pre-2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of FTE independent domestic violence advisers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data was published by the charity Safelives, in their 2016<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and 2017<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> surveys of domestic abuse practitioners in England and Wales. In 2017, the percentage of independent domestic violence advisor services based in health settings was 15%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p><br> The Department does not hold information on the number of independent domestic violence advisor services provided in National Health Service hospitals or any information relating to the clients of such services.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Safelives’ 2016 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Getting%20it%20right%20first%20time%20-%20complete%20report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>Safelives’ 2017 Survey of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor provision in England and Wales, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://safelives.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/SafeLives%202017%20survey%20of%20domestic%20abuse%20practitioners-web_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 190826 190827 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:30:14 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1006050

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of charging victims of domestic violence up to £175 for a medical letter to prove they were abused on the ability of victims to access legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	190829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware that some GPs have been charging to provide letters as evidence of domestic abuse to support legal aid applications. Charges for services provided by GPs are set through the contractual relationship between GPs and the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>This practice is unacceptable. GPs are charging people at their most vulnerable and we are working with the Department of Health and Social Care to identify what more we could do to help victims of domestic abuse access the help they need. This important issue has been put forward as part of the GP contract negotiations for 2019-20. Whilst the content of those negotiations is not discussed publicly until an agreement has been reached, the Government is committed to dealing with this issue, through this process.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:15:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

971488

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Refuges: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what Government funding has been allocated for women’s refuges in each year from 2015 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	172461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is an abhorrent crime that nobody should have to suffer. The Government is committed to protecting victims of domestic abuse. In the 2015 Spending Review Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) secured £40 million for domestic abuse services, including refuges. From the £40 million, MHCLG has allocated the following amounts to local authorities through competitive funding rounds:</p><ul><li>£10 million across 2014-2016, including around £3 million in 2014-2015 and £7 million in 2015-2016, which helped 148 local authorities in England strengthen refuge provision for victims and offer support to women from outside their own area.</li><li>£3.5 million across 2015-2016 which supported 46 local authorities in England and their partners to deliver 710 new bed spaces in refuges and other types of safe accommodation for 3,798 victims of domestic abuse.</li><li>£20 million across 2016-2018, including around £3.5 million in 2016-2017 and £16.5 million in 2017-2018, which includes £1.1 million of top-up funding. The fund supported 80 projects across 258 local authorities in England, helping to create more than 2,000 bed spaces in refuges and other types of safe accommodation and giving support to over 19,000 victims and their families.</li></ul><p>On 2 July we launched a further £18.8 million fund for domestic abuse services, including refuge, to cover 2018-2020. The fund was open to all local authorities across England to bid for a share, and we will be announcing the successful projects in due course.</p><p>Additionally, since 2015 MHCLG have provided almost £889,000 to Women’s Aid for two projects, Routes to Support and No Woman Turned Away. Routes to Support (formerly UK Refuges Online) is part-funded by the Government and is a UK-wide online database containing information about domestic abuse and other violence against women services, including refuge. No Woman Turned Away provides additional caseworker support to women facing difficulties in accessing refuge. We are continuing to fund these vital projects in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/09/2018 14:58:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

947435

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the timetable is for the introduction of legislative proposals to ban gay conversion therapy.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	167926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of our LGBT Action Plan, we have committed to exploring all legislative and non-legislative options to end this abhorrent practice.</p><p>We will set out our timetable for delivering the commitments in the action plan soon.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/09/2018 15:03:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

947436

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make it its policy to fund PrEP from central government funding for all at risk groups.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	167927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Central government does not commission HIV, sexual health or prevention services directly. NHS England is funding the three year HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact trial which will provide NHS England and local authority commissioners with data to inform the future commissioning of a clinically and cost effective PrEP programme. The trial began in October 2017 and full results will be available in early 2021. NHS England and local authority commissioners are already working together to use the provisional information generated by the trial to begin work to prepare for future commissioning of PrEP.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/09/2018 16:06:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

947437

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	LGBT+ People: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle biphobia.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	167928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>On 3 July 2018, the Government published an LGBT Action Plan in response to the findings from last year’s national LGBT survey.</p><p>Our Action Plan contains commitments that will improve the life experiences of all LGBT people; including those who are bisexual. We worked hard to ensure that the needs of all groups were addressed.</p><p>Our commitments around improving the police response to hate crime, tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools, and appointing a national LGBT healthcare adviser will make a meaningful difference to their lives.</p><p>We are also making funding available for other projects to be delivered by organisations and charities within the sector.</p><p>We will also ensure that bisexual people are adequately represented on the new LGBT Advisory Panel.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/09/2018 15:04:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

946953

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when her office plans fully to respond to the letters of the hon. Member for Brent Central of (a) 18 April 2018 on Windrush landing cards, (b) 20 April 2018 on next steps to address the Windrush scandal, (c) 30 April 2018 on deportation flights and (d) 18 May 2018 on the lack of responses to previous letters of the hon. Member for Brent Central.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	167214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Replies have been sent by my Rt Hon Friend, the Minister of State for Immigration.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 10/09/2018 15:05:38 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler