To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much money has been allocated to the Victims Liaison Unit; and how much has been spent and on what projects.[80232]
To date the Victims Liaison Unit has been allocated the £5 million announced by the Prime Minister in his statement of 12 May 1998. The Unit has been consulting widely with the victims community with a view to identifying needs and prioritising how this money can best be allocated. In the meantime, I have announced a number of significant funding initiatives to the value of £2,196,170, to support victims and a Newsletter outlining progress has been placed in the House of Commons Library.The allocation to date can be summarised as follows:
| £ | |
| Allocation | Amount |
| The Northern Ireland Memorial Fund | 1,000.000 |
| The Trauma Centre | 700,000 |
| The Educational Bursary Scheme | 250,000 |
| Community Groups Projects—to be administered by the Community Relations Council | 200,000 |
| £ | |
Allocation
| Amount
|
| Wave(to extend their outreach service) | 30,000 |
| Disability Action (a pilot scheme for disabled victims) | 6,170 |
| Survivors of Trauma (a pilot scheme for elderly, household victims) | 5,000 |
| Shankill Stress Center (a pilot scheme for adolescent victims) | 5,000 |