AQW 31525/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 18/09/2025
Answered On Date: 10/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the amount of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Local Change Fund has been spent on self-defence classes, broken down by local council area.

Answer:

The following table shows the amount funded under the Local Change Fund for self-defense classes for 2025/26, broken down by Council area.

Council	Amount
Antrim & Newtownabbey	Nil
Ards & North Down	Nil
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon	Nil
Belfast City	£5,000
Causeway Coast & Glens	£5,137
Derry City & Strabane	Nil
Fermanagh & Omagh	£500
Lisburn & Castlereagh	£2,000
Mid & East Antrim	Nil
Mid Ulster	Nil
Newry, Mourne & Down	Nil