Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to the Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme.

The UK Government made legislation establishing a victims’ payments scheme in January. It did so both to fulfil its legal obligation and because it is committed to doing what it can to progress a scheme that has been delayed by political disagreements for too long.

The Regulations provide for the Executive Office to be able to provide funding to the Department responsible for supporting the Victims’ Payments Board. The devolved funding settlement means that the Executive is funded through the Block Grant together with its own revenue raising capabilities to fund its statutory responsibilities, including this scheme.