§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many complaints have been received and what amount of compensation for errors and delays has been paid out by county courts in(a) London and (b) the rest of England and Wales for each month since the implementation of the courts charter.
Mr. John M. TaylorFrom the introduction of the courts charter in January 1993 until the end of March 1994 there have been 1,802 complaints about county courts in London and 5,399 about those in the rest of England and Wales. In the same period the amount of compensation paid out for errors and delays in the county courts was £146,800.68 for those in London and £226,928.61 for those in the rest of England and Wales.
It is not possible to provide the information requested on a monthly basis except at disproportionate cost.