Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 11 May 2023Answered: 18 May 2023
Asked by
Sir Mark Hendrick
Labour (Co-op) — Preston
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jess Phillips)
The Renters’ Rights Bill will allow individuals to end joint tenancies, supporting domestic abuse victims to leave their abuser if they share a home. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced a £30 million increase to the domestic abuse safe accommodation grant, raising the total funding in 2025-26 to £160 million.