§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the total sum of money paid out to victims of the Brighton bombing under the criminal injury compensation scheme; and how many individuals received payments;
(2) what estimate he has made of the sum which would have been paid to victims of the Brighton bombing under the proposed tariff scheme for criminal injuries compensation.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Criminal Injuries Compensation Board advises that 34 claims were made in respect of the Brighton bombing in 1984. Further, more detailed, information about those claims—for example how many resulted in a monetary award and the size of any such awards—is not readily available. No estimate can therefore be made of the sums which might have been payable under the tariff scheme in comparable circumstances.