HC Deb 23 October 2001 vol 373 c213W
Mr. Drew

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what help his Department makes available to victim support. [8558]

Mr. Keith Bradley

[holding answer 18 October 2001]: The Home Office grant to the organisation Victim Support in the current financial year will be £25 million. This is over £6 million more than last year, and more than twice the grant paid in 1997. The extra money this year will enable Victim Support to complete the provision of witness support services in all magistrates courts and further enhance their service delivery to victims of crime.