§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what target has been set for the compensation recovery unit for its operations for the current year.
§ Mr. HagueThere is no monetary target set for the compensation recovery unit. On the basis of past trends, it is estimated that recoveries for the current financial year will be almost £100 million. The unit has a target to issue certificates of total benefit paid within four weeks in at least 99.5 per cent. of cases it handles.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much of the income of the compensation recovery unit arises from cases involved(a) industrial disease, (b) medical negligence, (c) road traffic injury, (d) industrial injury and (e) other sources.
§ Mr. HagueThe administration of the compensation recovery unit is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 21 July 1994:
609WThe Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how much of the income under the Compensation Recovery Scheme arisesfrom industrial disease, medical negligence, road traffic injury, industrial injury and other sources.The amounts recovered in the financial year 1993–94 are given below.
Category Amount recovered £ million Industrial injury 39.4 Road traffic injury 29.8 Medical negligence 4.9 Industrial disease 2.0 Other sources 5.8 I hope you find this reply helpful.