Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans she has to increase funding for violence against women and girls (VAWG) since the latest VAWG strategy was published.

‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’, was published on 18th December last year: this is a ten-year Strategy which is backed by at least £1 billion of funding across government over the spending review period.

This includes £550 million for victims’ services, incorporating a 2% uplift a year, and £499 million for safe housing for victims of abuse over the next three years. This sits alongside wider investment across government and existing commitments, such as funding to put thousands more neighbourhood police officers on our streets. All commitments within the Strategy are fully funded.