§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the £2 million extra support for victim support schemes in 1987–88 is to be devoted to staff recruitment costs.
§ Mr. MellorAwards enabling schemes to employ salaried co-ordinators may include an element to cover contingent costs; but the amounts to be spent in this way on recruitment costs cannot yet be estimated.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the £2 million extra support to victim support schemes is to be spent on recruiting regional support workers and additional staff in urban schemes.
§ Mr. MellorThe new funding is to help individual local victims support schemes, primarily by enabling them to employ salaried co-ordinators. It will not be available to finance posts at a regional level, nor to pay for staff additional to main co-ordinators.
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list each victim support scheme and the amount they are due to receive as a result of the £2 million extra grant in 1987–88.
§ Mr. MellorAll victims support schemes affiliated to the National Association of Victims Support Schemes have been given an opportunity to apply for awards from the new funding, but no awards have yet been made.