Victim Support Schemes: North Yorkshire

Justice written question – answered at on 16 June 2014.

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Photo of Hugh Bayley Hugh Bayley NATO Parliamentary Assembly UK Delegation, NATO Parliamentary Assembly (President)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much core grant was provided to fund Victim Support services in the (a) Crown Court Witness Service and (b) Magistrates Court Witness Service in North Yorkshire in each year since 2004-05.

Photo of Damian Green Damian Green Minister of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office) , The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice

The Ministry of Justice provides a core grant of £38 million to Victim Support of which £12 million is used to fund the provision of emotional and practical support for witnesses at criminal courts who wish to receive this service.

The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on how this funding is distributed by Victim Support.

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