Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2018 to Question 171296 on Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, how much core spending power Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority has received in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Details of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority Spending Power and the contribution from formula grant or the Settlement Funding Assessment between 2008-09 and 2009-10 can be found on line at:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090506010530tf_/http://www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/0809/grant.htm
Since 2010 there have been changes to the finance and function of local government, therefore spending power, Formula Grant and Settlement Funding Assessment are not directly comparable over this period.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of (a) financial and (b) other support to Merseyside Fire Service.
Answered by Nick Hurd
Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.3 billion in 2018/19.
In 2018/19, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority will receive £60.1 million in core spending power. This is an increase of 0.9% compared with 2017/18. In addition, at March 2017, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority held £31.9 million in reserves, equivalent to 53.5% of core spending power.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of (a) tampons and (b) sanitary towels for women in custody at each police station in each constabulary in the North West.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on individual force policies and procedures.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has developed and introduced new operational guidance on the treatment of female detainees in police custody and, in particular, the provision of menstrual and sanitary products. This guidance forms part of the College of Policing’s Approved Professional Practice and was published in August.
The Government is currently consulting on proposals to strengthen the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) Code of Practice C (detention) and H (detention – terrorism) to ensure menstruating women in custody are treated with dignity. The consultation closes on 1 October.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.