§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of all assaults recorded by the police were domestic violence offences in each year since 1985.[24870]
§ Mr. MacleanIt is not possible to separately identify offences of domestic violence within the regular recorded crime series collected centrally by the Home Office.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refuges for women escaping domestic violence have been notified to his Department. [24897]
§ Mr. MacleanThe availability of emergency shelter for those fleeing domestic violence is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment. I understand that the latest information available from the Womens' Aid Federation shows that there are 418 refuges in England and 45 in Wales.