Written questions

793 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to prevent the closure of domestic violence refuges.

25 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Refuges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring that safe accommodation is available for women and children escaping domestic violenc

24 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Asylum and Slavery

To ask the Secretary of Sate for the Home Department, what account her Department is taking of provisions relating to the alignment of basic living costs for victims of modern slavery and asylum seekers under the EU Directive and Convention on Action agai

23 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Slavery: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to the Northern Ireland Assembly on the implementation of that administration's modern slavery strategy.

23 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Asylum and Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment was completed before her Department's announcements on the alignment of basic living costs for victims of modern slavery and asylum seekers.

23 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Slavery: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available to a child that receives a Conclusive Grounds decision in the National Referral Mechanism.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Home Secretary what steps her Department is taking monitor local Commissioners of VAWG services to ensure they are meeting the requirement to provide a broad diversity of service including appropriate specialist services for Black, Asian and Mi

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department is meeting its statutory obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty in relation to responding to violence against Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BME) women and girls and s

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department allocated to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic VAWG frontline services from the Transformation Fund in the 2016-17 financial year.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Home Secretary, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women and girls.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the launch of the consultation on the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.

21 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

What steps her Department is taking to tackle problem gambling.

20 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Human Trafficking: Children

To ask The Secretary of State for The Home Department, if she will take steps to roll out Independent Child Trafficking Advocates nationally before 2019.

20 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the multi-disciplinary panels will be located as a result of the reforms to the National Referral Mechanism announced by the Government in October 2017.

20 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the first responder role as a result of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism announced in October 2017.

19 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Home Secretary, with reference to Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, what the timetable is for her Department to issue guidance to (a) public authorities and (b) people on the sort of things that indicate a person may be a victim and ar

13 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that the planned Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill tackles the effect of violence on women’s mental health.

13 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the draft bill on domestic violence and abuse.

12 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Mental Health Trusts consider the needs of women who have suffered mental health needs as a result of abuse.

12 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mother and Baby Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women in prison have been refused a place in a mother and baby unit in each of the last five years.

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will commission annual research on the level of gambling-related harm in the UK.

6 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing non-asylum immigration claims for children back into scope of legal aid.

30 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of Welsh women sentenced to prison per month is.

30 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Welsh women have been sentenced to prison in the last 12 months.

30 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Eastwood Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Welsh women are serving sentences in Eastwood Park prison.

28 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to build a women’s prison in Wales.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Females: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the implications for government departments of the findings of the report entitled Mapping the Maze: services for women experiencing multiple disadvantage

24 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to reinstate data on decisions for people referred into the national referral mechanism.

22 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department,how many positive conclusive grounds decisions were made concerning nationals of EU members states other than the UK in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

22 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many positive conclusive grounds decisions in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking were made in respect of UK nationals in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.