§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (1) in what circumstances a United Kingdom citizen working in Germany and there assaulted and injured by another United Kingdom citizen, qualifies for compensation under the terms of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; [6209]
(2) what protection a United Kingdom citizen has when he or she becomes a victim of a crime in another country of the European Union; [6144]
(3) in what circumstances British citizens are able to claim under the criminal injuries compensation scheme if they are victims of crime while in another EU country. [6206]
§ Mr. MacleanUnder the terms of the criminal injuries compensation scheme approved by Parliament, eligibility is restricted to victims of crimes of violence whose injury was sustained in Great Britain. Victims of crime committed in another country must normally look for protection or redress under whatever arrangements obtain in the country concerned, or to such insurance arrangements as they may have made. I understand that a number of European Union countries, including Germany, do have schemes for compensating victims of violent crime, although none are as generous as the Great Britain scheme.