Justice

Edward Argar Excerpts

Thursday 21st March 2019 Ministerial Corrections

[Edward Argar]

I pay tribute to Fern Champion, who has been incredibly courageous in speaking out recently about this hugely important issue. We provide funding for 89 rape support centres. From April, we will increase funding by 10% for them all, with a 30% increase in London, and move to a three-year funding settlement.

[Official Report, 12 March 2019, Vol. 656, c. 183.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Edward Argar):

An error has been identified in the response I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge).

The correct response should have been:

[Edward Argar]

I pay tribute to Fern Champion, who has been incredibly courageous in speaking out recently about this hugely important issue. We provide funding for 89 rape support centres. From April, we will increase funding by 10% for these services, with a 30% increase in London, and move to a three-year funding settlement.