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Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of changes in the level of funding for domestic abuse services in each year since 2018.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Support for domestic abuse services is a devolved matter, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) holds data relating to England.

On 1st May 2023, according to Women’s Aid, throughout England, there were 236 domestic abuse service providers delivering a range of local services. Some providers deliver multiple services. The table below shows total number of domestic providers since 2018:

Total number of domestic abuse service providers in England

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

219

220

222

229

226

236

Since 2021 £507 million has been allocated to support local authorities across England to delivery their statutory duty under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 to ensure that all victims, including children, have access to support within safe accommodation when they need it.

DLUHC has allocated over £4.2 million of funding to Warwickshire County Council to support domestic abuse victims in safe accommodation since 2021.

Further funding has been provided by the Ministry of Justice to Police and Crime Commissioners with £38 million of funding ring-fenced for Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors across England.


Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic abuse services in the UK in each year since 2018.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Support for domestic abuse services is a devolved matter, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) holds data relating to England.

On 1st May 2023, according to Women’s Aid, throughout England, there were 236 domestic abuse service providers delivering a range of local services. Some providers deliver multiple services. The table below shows total number of domestic providers since 2018:

Total number of domestic abuse service providers in England

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

219

220

222

229

226

236

Since 2021 £507 million has been allocated to support local authorities across England to delivery their statutory duty under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 to ensure that all victims, including children, have access to support within safe accommodation when they need it.

DLUHC has allocated over £4.2 million of funding to Warwickshire County Council to support domestic abuse victims in safe accommodation since 2021.

Further funding has been provided by the Ministry of Justice to Police and Crime Commissioners with £38 million of funding ring-fenced for Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors across England.


Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of trends in the level of funding given to domestic abuse services in Warwick and Leamington constituency since 2018.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Support for domestic abuse services is a devolved matter, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) holds data relating to England.

On 1st May 2023, according to Women’s Aid, throughout England, there were 236 domestic abuse service providers delivering a range of local services. Some providers deliver multiple services. The table below shows total number of domestic providers since 2018:

Total number of domestic abuse service providers in England

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

219

220

222

229

226

236

Since 2021 £507 million has been allocated to support local authorities across England to delivery their statutory duty under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 to ensure that all victims, including children, have access to support within safe accommodation when they need it.

DLUHC has allocated over £4.2 million of funding to Warwickshire County Council to support domestic abuse victims in safe accommodation since 2021.

Further funding has been provided by the Ministry of Justice to Police and Crime Commissioners with £38 million of funding ring-fenced for Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors across England.


Written Question
Rents: Warwick and Leamington
Wednesday 10th January 2024

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average monthly rent payment in Warwick and Leamington constituency was in each year since 2010.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Rental data at constituency level is not held centrally.


Written Question
Housing Estates: Repairs and Maintenance
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the economic and potential merits of repair, refurbishment and retrofit of council-owned estates in contrast to demolition of such buildings.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

The merits and economic case for how to approach a regeneration of an estate will vary in different places. The local authority, relevant housing association, together with partners and residents are best placed to carry out an assessment based on the local context.


Written Question
Flats: Construction
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many purpose-built flats were completed in England in the six months to June 2023.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

Annual estimates of the proportion of building control reported new build dwelling completions in England that are purpose built flats are shown in Live Table 254, at the following link. These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply.

The department also publishes an annual release entitled 'Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England', which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply at the following link.


Written Question
Local Enterprise Partnerships: Grants
Wednesday 14th June 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many grants have been made by Local Enterprise Partnerships to video game businesses.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The Government does not centrally collate information on Local Enterprise Partnership grants.


Written Question
Voter Authority Certificates: Young People
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made on the impact of implementing photo identification at future elections on young people voting.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 165280 on 17 March 2023.


Written Question
Elections: Fraud
Monday 20th March 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who committed voter fraud in Warwick and Leamington constituency in the 2019 general election.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 23255 on 1st July 2022.


Written Question
Social Rented Housing: Rents
Monday 27th February 2023

Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what percentage of social housing tenants were in rent arrears (a) in 2023 and (b) in 2010.

Answered by Dehenna Davison

The English Housing Survey provides annual data on the proportion of social renters who are in rent arrears. This data is available for 2011-12 to 2021-22 and is published online here.