§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a breakdown from 285W (a) 1 May 1998 to 30 April 1999 and (b) 1 May 1999 to 30 April 2000 of compensation claims against the RUC broken down into (i) new claims, (ii) claims disposed of, (iii) damages paid, (iv) plaintiff's solicitor's costs, (v) Crown solicitor's costs and (vi) Crown solicitor's outlay. [123884]
§ Mr. IngramThe following table provides a breakdown of costs associated with compensation claims against the Royal Ulster Constabulary. It should be noted that the figures cover the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 financial years.
April 1998 to March 1999 April 1999 to March 2000 New Claims 654 693 Claims disposed of 480 365 Damages paid (£) 1,046,115 1,127,632 Plaintiff's solicitor's costs (£) 619,885 668,050 Crown Solicitor's costs (£) 735,637 900,738 Crown Solicitor's outlay (£) 408,159 386,033