HC Deb 19 July 1973 vol 860 cc700-1
15. Mr. Benyon

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the most up-to-date figures available for compensation paid to relatives of members of the RUC and the UDR who have been killed in the current disturbances.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Compensation paid up to 30th June under the criminal injuries legislation to relatives of members of the RUC and RUC Reserve who have been killed in the current disturbances is £117,934.

Questions concerning the UDR are matters for my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence.

Mr. Benyon

In view of the very difficult role undertaken by the RUC, can my hon. Friend say whether there are any other forms of assistance for personnel injured in the course of their duties and for their families?

Mr. van Straubenzee

Yes, Sir. There is assistance under police pensions schemes, the Police Fund and so on. The figures that I have given to my hon. Friend refer only to those which have been paid at the date of his Question as distinct from those which have been awarded.