§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases lodged with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board under the 1992 scheme or its predecessors remain(a) to be disposed at first instance and (b) to be disposed of on appeal. [42445]
§ Mr. MichaelThe Board advises that, at 30 April 1998, there were 3,396 cases remaining to be cleared at first instance under the 1990 Scheme, and 18,573 were awaiting determination at hearings.