Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karen Lumley and Baroness Featherstone

Monday 5th January 2015 Commons Chamber

[Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con)]

T4. I welcome the Government’s extra funds to support victims of sexual abuse, but will my right hon. Friend outline exactly how we will do that?

[The Minister for Crime Prevention (Lynne Featherstone)]

The Government have announced an additional £7 million for victim groups that support survivors of sexual violence. Two million pounds is available for organisations that are reporting an increase in referrals prompted by the independent panel inquiry into sexual abuse. There is another £2.85 million Home Office fund for providers of support across England and Wales, and a £2.15 million uplift on current Ministry of Justice funding to 84 existing rape support centres. Effective, timely support for victims of child sexual abuse is a matter of national importance.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karen Lumley and Baroness Featherstone

Thursday 28th October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Lynne Featherstone]

The Government broadly support all the Corston recommendations and have looked very closely at the recommendation to create another special sort of accommodation. However, we are committed to women not going to prison at all. We are looking at approved accommodation in the community where women can have a good balance between surveillance and support. The ambition is not to need the centres recommended in the Corston report, but keeping women out of prison is paramount.

[Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con)]

4. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effectiveness of the women and work sector skills pathway initiative.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Karen Lumley and Baroness Featherstone

Thursday 17th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Lynne Featherstone]

Yes, I agree with the hon. Lady, who is an excellent role model in her field, and I should be happy to talk with her if she has ideas to share with me. It is important that we take this forward. Many companies have already taken action to increase the numbers of women in their work force, but we are clearly not moving fast enough. British Gas has been quite good. It has doubled its work force of women engineers by recruiting women and retraining them. We have to move further and we have to move faster.

[Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con)]

5. What recent assessment she has made of the effects of flexible working arrangements on gender equality in the workplace.