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Rape Crisis Centres

Part of Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 10 March 2009.

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Photo of Theresa May Theresa May Shadow Minister (Women), Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2:30, 10 March 2009

The Minister really needs to get herself up to date on Conservative party policy, because we have announced £2.5 million for up to 15 new rape crisis centres. I welcome the fact that today she has said that the £1 million extra funding will continue into the next financial year, but we are three weeks away from the end of this financial year. Many rape crisis centres do not know whether they can continue, such as Rape Crisis in Wycombe, which serves my constituency. It has had to cut staff hours and reduce its services because it does not know its future financial position. When will the Government adopt our policy of three-year stable funding for rape crisis centres?

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C Whitehouse
Posted on 12 Mar 2009 1:12 pm (Report this annotation)

I wonder if Conservative party promises are more reliable than the promises of the Conservative London Mayor? During his campaign Boris Johnson promised £744,000 for 4 new rape crisis centres in London. On election he cut £500,000 from that funding, leaving the only remaining Rape Crisis Centre in London in jeopardy.