§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in tabular form details of the numbers of claims for between(a) £750 and £850, (b) £850 and £950 and (c) £950 and £1,050 and the number in excess of these amounts by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board during the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available; and how many of the claims were made by police officers.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation is not available in the form requested, but the percentage of awards within different bands for the year ended 31 March 1990, is shown in paragraph 8.1 of the board's last annual report—Cm 1365—a copy of which is in the Library. The relevant figures are:
Number Percentage Under £400 462 1.6 £400– £499 473 1.7 £500– £599 3,179 11.4 £600– £799 5,085 18.2 £800– £999 3,458 12.4 £1,000–£1,991 7,868 28.2 £2,000–£4,999 5,205 18.6 £5,000–£9,999 1,394 5.0 £10,000 and over 802 2.9 27,926 100.0 The board does not keep totals of the number of applications from police officers.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of cases settled under the criminal injuries compensation scheme in 1990; and what information he has about the time taken to determine cases from first registration in the years ending 31 March 1990 and 31 March 1991.
§ Mr. John PattenIn the calendar year 1990, a total of 50,006 cases were resolved. The percentage resolved within certain periods of registration for the year ended 31 March 1990, is shown in paragraph 6.1 of the board's 26th annual report—Cm 1365—a copy of which is in the Library. The relevant figures are:
Percentage Up to 3 months 0.5 3 to 6 months 1.5 6 to 9 months 3.8 9 to 12 months 13.9 Over 12 months 80.3 Equivalent figures for the year ended 31 March 1991 are not yet available, but a recent survey by the board indicated that about 60 per cent. of applications are being resolved within 12 months.