Stoke-on-Trent charity funding raised in Commons
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The future of a project which aims to stop former women prisoners from reoffending has been raised in the House of Commons.
Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Tristram Hunt raised the question of the Chepstow House funding in Hanley, which is under threat.
He said it was a worthwhile project and it had seen some success.
Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt said an announcement about its funding would be made shortly.
Labour MP Mr Hunt said much could be achieved in order to prevent female ex-prisoners from reoffending.
He said proper intervention, which addressed drug use, prostitution and domestic violence, was carried out by charity workers.
"It cuts offending rates and saves the taxpayers money," he said.
Mr Blunt said: "What I can say at this stage about funding for cases such as Chepstow House is that we have identified funding to sustain those projects that have demonstrated effective performance and we will make an announcement shortly about what will replace the current funding arrangements."