HC Deb 09 April 1964 vol 692 c230W
33. Sir Duncan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what way he proposes to obtain from those who commit crimes of violence sufficient sums of money in order to recoup himself for the compensation he has paid out to the victim; and whether it will be his practice to take this action rather than to insist on the victim claiming damages from the offender.

Miss Pike

I would refer my hon. Friend to paragraph 28 of the White Paper on Compensation for Victims of Crimes of Violence. My right hon. Friend is not insisting on the victim claiming damages from the offender.