Women's Refuges (Hansard, 11 July 1988)

HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 c60W 60W

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the number of places per 10,000 women at women's refuges in the Greater London area.

§ Mr. Portillo
There are no official statistics kept centrally in this form. However, the Women's Aid Federation (England), (WAF(E)), estimates that the number of refuge groups in the Greater London area is 39, 19 of which are affiliated to WAF(E). The 19 affiliated groups consist of 25 refuges with 349 places.