To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2010, Official Report, column 836W, on victim support schemes: York, how much funding was provided for victim support schemes at all North Yorkshire magistrates' courts, including those in York, in 2008-09; and how many people were supported by such schemes in that year. (323368)

In 2008-09 the North Yorkshire Magistrates Courts Witness Service received £74,354 funding from the Government grant to Victim Support.

In the same year the service provided support at magistrates courts in North Yorkshire to 1,905 witnesses.