§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost of all the options of(a) the high calibre handgun compensation scheme and (b) the low calibre handgun compensation scheme; and what were the associated staff costs in each case. [61633]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information is as follows:
- Cost of payments under the large-calibre handgun compensation scheme: £57,160,0797
- Cost of payments under the ex gratia payment scheme for small-calibre pistols: £4,671,200
- Cost of payments under the statutory compensation scheme for small-calibre pistols: £1,452,958
- Firearms Compensation Section staff costs (including Agency staff) at end October 1998: £1,704,339.