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Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

Commons · Question 9569 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 6 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support services for survivors of sexual violence.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 6 Jul 2026

Ministers and their departments regularly assess how support services meet the needs to survivors of sexual violence. That is why the government has committed £550 million to victim support services over the next three years - the largest investment in vi...