Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating specific funding to local authorities to (a) improve lighting and (b) implement other security measures to increase people's safety, in particular for women and girls; and if she will make statement.

The Safer Streets Fund enables Police and Crime Commissioners and Local Authorities across England and Wales to support interventions such as improved CCTV and streetlighting in areas experiencing high rates of neighbourhood crimes, such as burglary and robbery. In total, £70 million has been invested and the third, £25 million, round, announced on 15 March following the tragic death of Sarah Everard, aims to increase the safety of public spaces for all, with a particular focus on helping to combat violence against women and girls.

All rounds of the Safer Streets Fund are being independently evaluated to ensure we develop the evidence base for crime prevention to inform future investment.