Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on women's refuges of proposals to delegate funding for supported housing from central Government to local authorities.

Government is currently consulting on these proposals. We have also committed to review the locally led approach to refuge provision in our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. This review will cover funding for refuges, including the critical care and support costs, and will take place by November 2018 so that our findings can be taken into consideration prior to implementing the new funding model for short term supported housing in 2020.

We are continuing to explore all options for future delivery of refuge services, including a national model for refuges.