§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the total number was of(a) applications, (b) applications resolved and (c) awards made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement; [128539]
(2) what the total expenditure was on criminal injuries compensation in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) per category; and if he will make a statement. [128538]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 5 July 2000]: The available information requested is set out in the table.
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Financial year Applications made Applications resolved Awards made Compensation paid (£ million) Administration costs (£ million) 1997–98 77,743 79,544 45,080 201.5 21.0 1998–99 78,897 85,493 46,240 194.3 22.1 1999–2000 78,891 83,021 43,495 206.1 24.7 The figures are for both the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (which dealt with applications received under the old scheme prior to 1 April 1996) and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (which deals with claims received under the new tariff scheme on or after 1 April 1996).
The figures for 1999–2000 are subject to audit. Applications resolved in a year do not necessarily relate to applications received in that year.
Expenditure on criminal injuries compensation per category of injury is not available in respect of cases settled under the old scheme. I will write to the hon. Member with the available information about categories of injury under the tariff-based scheme.