§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which victims' organisations benefited from the European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland 1995–99; by how much each organisation benefited; and what are their geographical location and remit. [HL3389]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The information requested is not readily available in the format requested. The attached annexe does however provide the names of the groups which were granted funding under Measures 4.4 and 4.6 of the European Union Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (Peace 1) and the amount of grant awarded. Since the introduction of Peace 1, victims' groups have received over £2.7 million.
The list does not include the geographical location or specify the purpose of the grant as this information is not available. Grants were however awarded for a variety of reasons including salaries for project workers and funding for support programmes and self-help groups.
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Annexe Name of group Date approved Amount approved £ CRUSE Bereavement Care (Belfast) Feb 96 84,000 Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust (NIMTT) Apr 96 40,000 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Apr 96 85,500 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Apr 96 1,500 WAVE Apr 96 90,000 WAVE Apr 96 3,500 C.A.L.M.S (Community Action for Locally Managed Stress) Jun 96 70,000 CRUSE Bereavement Care (NI) Jun 96 85,350 CRUSE Bereavement Care (NI) Jun 96 1,650 F.E.A.R. (Fear Encouraged Abandoning Roots) Jun 96 3,000 Survivors of Trauma Jun 96 83,000 Survivors of Trauma Jun 96 4,000 The Cost of the Troubles Study Ltd Jun 96 100,000 Victim Support Northern Ireland Jun 96 30,000 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Jul 96 3,000 Treetops—A Children's Bereavement Group Aug 96 750 CRUSE Bereavement Care (Foyle) Sep 96 32,000 Institute for Counselling and Personal Development Sep 96 21,000 Barnardos—Victims of Violence Dec 96 3,000 Bogside and Brandywell Initiative Dec 96 67,839 Bogside and Brandywell Initiative Dec 96 3,000 Disabled Police Officers Association Feb 97 17,250 Northern Ireland Intermediate Treatment Association Feb 97 98,000 Northern Ireland Intermediate Treatment Association Feb 97 2,000 167WA
Annexe Name of group Dale approved Amount approved £ Columba Victim Support Service (formerly Columba Victim Services) Apr 97 6,540 Columba Victim Support Service (formerly Columba Victim Services) Apr 97 4,200 Lifeline Apr 97 8,200 St James' Community Forum Apr 97 54,000 Barnardos—Victims of Violence Jun 97 75,500 Barnardos—Victims of Violence Jun 97 2,000 Disabled Police Officers Association Jun 97 33.250 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Jun 97 40,000 WAVE Jun 97 89,100 WAVE Jun 97 56,050 CRUSE Bereavement Care (NI) Nov 97 1,500 WAVE Nov 97 3,000 Coleraine/Ballymoney Branch of the Regimental Assoc. UDR Dec 97 3,000 Survivors of Trauma Dec 97 3,000 Victim Support Northern Ireland Jun 98 52,000 The Cost of the Troubles Study Ltd Aug 98 3,000 Ballymurphy Womens Support Group Sep 98 38,908 Institute for Counselling and Personal Development Sep 98 13,500 Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre Sep 98 43,678 Relatives for Justice Sep 98 60,000 Relatives for Justice Sep 98 1,500 Survivors of Trauma Sep 98 40,500 The Bloody Sunday Trust Sep 98 3,000 CRUSE Bereavement Care (Foyle) Dec 98 16,000 CRUSE Bereavement Care (Foyle) Dec 98 1,500 FAIR (Families Acting for Innocent Relatives) Dec 98 3,000 FAIR (Families Acting for Innocent Relatives) Dec 98 2,000 Victims and Survivors Trust Dec 98 35,000 Victims and Survivors Trust Dec 98 2,500 WAVE Dec 98 38,820 Ballymoney District Partnership Feb 99 8,000 CUNAMH Feb 99 1,900 H.U.R.T. (Homes United by Ruthless Terror) Feb 99 35,000 The Cost of the Troubles Study Ltd Feb 99 10,000 VOICE (Victims of Injustice Campaigning for Equality) Feb 99 2,200 Wider Circle Feb 99 35,000 Drumcree Community Trust Mar 99 2,000 WAVE Mar 99 3,000 Columba Victim Support Service (formerly Columba Victim Services) Apr 99 22,000 Counselling Network (N. Ireland) Apr 99 8,000 Counselling Network (N. Ireland) Apr 99 3,000 Omagh Support & Self Help Group Apr 99 5,000 Survivors of Trauma Apr 99 4,000 Survivors of Trauma Apr 99 1,000 The Cost of the Troubles Study Ltd Apr 99 47,251 WAVE Apr 99 46,600 CUNAMH May 99 2,300 C.A.L.M.S. (Community Action for Locally Managed Stress) Jun 99 40,650 CRUSE Bereavement Care (Belfast) Jun 99 20,000 CUNAMH Jun 99 6,680 Coleraine/Ballymoney Branch of the Regimental Assoc. UDR Jun 99 8,900 Columba Victim Support Service (formerly Columba Victim Services) Jun 99 2,800 Columba Victim Support Service (formerly Columba Victim Services) Jun 99 1,500 Corpus Christi Services Jun 99 23,000 Corpus Christi Services Jun 99 1.000 Disabled Police Officers Association Jun 99 4,300 Disabled Police Officers Association Jun 99 20,500 Disabled Police Officers Association Jun 99 3,000 FAIR (Families Acting for Innocent Relatives) Jun 99 55,000 FAIR (Families Acting for Innocent Relatives) Jun99 15,000
Annexe Name of group Date approved Amount approved £ FAIR (Families Acting for Innocent Relatives) Jun 99 2,000 Families Against Crime by Terrorism—F.A.C.T. Jun 99 56,400 Families Against Crime by Terrorism—F.A.C.T. Jun 99 10,000 Fermanagh District Partnership Jun 99 4,200 Greater Ballymurphy Women's Community Support Group Jun 99 22,898 H.U.R.T. (Homes United by Ruthless Terror) Jun 99 31,000 H.U.R.T. (Homes United by Ruthless Terror) Jun 99 3,000 Lifeways Psychotherapy & Counselling Centre Jun 99 38,000 Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign Jun 99 4,000 Loughgall Truth and Justice Campaign Jun 99 1,000 Nexus Institute N.I. Jun 99 24,184 Nexus Institute N.I. Jun 99 19,941 Nexus Institute N.I. Jun 99 24,620 North East Antrim Cluster of District Partnership Jun 99 10,000 Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust (NIMTT) Jun 99 23,208 Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust Jun 99 20,000 Strabane Befriending and Counselling Association Jun 99 38,370 Strabane Befriending and Counselling Association Jun 99 5,000 South Down Action for Healing Wounds (S.D.A.H.W.) Jun 99 45,500 South Down Action for Healing Wounds (S.D.A.H.W.) Jun 99 5,000 Survivors of Trauma Jun 99 6,000 Survivors of Trauma Jun 99 44,300 The Bloody Sunday Trust Jun 99 8,870 The Bloody Sunday Trust Jun 99 2,000 The Mount Help Centre Jun 99 18,000 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Jun 99 15,000 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Jun 99 1,500 The Shankill Stress & Trauma Group Jun 99 60,000 VOICE (Victims of Injustice Campaigning for Equality) Jun 99 21,000 VOICE (Victims of Injustice Campaigning for Equality) Jun 99 1,700 Victims and Survivors Trust Jun 99 18,851 WAVE Jun 99 8,750 WAVE Jun 99 28,360 WAVE Jun 99 29,481 West Tyrone Voice Jun 99 48,500 West Tyrone Voice Jun 99 5,000 CUNAMH Aug 99 34,290 WAVE Dec 99 20,000 2,862,089