To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding his Department (a) made available in 2009-10 and (b) plans to make available in 2010-11 to support (i) independent sexual violence advisers and (ii) independent domestic violence advisers; and if he will make a statement. (301802)

The Home Office made £860,000 available to support the expansion of ISVAs in 2009-10 and expects to do so in 2010-11. The Home Office also allocated £3.5 million in 2009-10 and expects to do so in 2010-11 to the regional Government offices to contribute to funding of both ISVAs and multi agency risk assessment conferences.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding his Department expects to provide to support the operation of existing sexual assault referral centres in 2010-11. (301803)

The recently published strategy entitled “Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls” sets out the Government’s commitment to double central investment in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in 2010-11 making £3.2 million of funding available. We expect the majority of this funding to be used to support existing SARCs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department (a) has provided in the last 12 months and (b) intends to provide in the next 12 months for the establishment and operation of the Sexual Violence National Support Team. (301806)

The Department of Health provided £0.7 million to fund the National Support Team on Response to Sexual Violence in 2009-10 and has committed a further £0.7 million for 2010-11.