§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much compensation has been paid by the State in each year since 1969 in respect of other claims for damage to property where no legal action was involved.
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§ Mr. AlisonSo far as it is possible to do so, the information requested is set out in the tables below. Table I indicates the amount of compensation paid in each year since 1969 under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 and its predecessors for damage caused by the security forces in the exercise of their lawful duty.
It is not possible except at disproportionate cost to identify claims that have been settled by arbitration in the county courts and they are therefore subsumed in table I. Table II indicates the amount of compensation paid by the Police Authority for Northern Ireland in each year since 1971 in respect of accidental damage to, and loss of, property.
TABLE 1 Financial Year Compensation Paid £ 1969/70 Nil 1970/71 2,505 1971/72 1,246 1972/73 13,142 1973/74 34,156 1974/75 27,848 1975/76 12,820 1976/77 139,335 1977/78 112,589 1978/79 83,429 1979/80 140,441 1980 to 31.10.80 69,522 Total 637,033
TABLE II Calendar Year Compensation paid £ 1971 Nil 1972 Nil 1973 165.33 1974 422.94 1975 1,307.17 1976 921.04 1977 1,374.08 1978 1,203.50 1979 735.76 1980 to 31.10.80 1,695.99 Total 7,825.81