Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on ensuring the availability of safe accommodation for women and children escaping domestic violence.

Home Office Ministers are working very closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to find a sustainable future for refuges and other forms of safe accommodation, in order that we meet the specialist needs of all those fleeing domestic abuse

In addition, the Home Secretary regularly discusses issues relating to all Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) at the VAWG Inter-Ministerial Group.