§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims there were for post-war credits in each of the last 10 years; what the total value was of those claims in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. [154563]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe number of successful claims was as follows:
Number 1990—91 2,279 1991—92 1,685 1992—93 1,700 1993—94 1,835 1994—95 1,784 1995—96 1,276 1996—97 1,563 1997—98 839 1998—99 985 1999—2000 815 The total value of claims for each year is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. It is estimated that some 95 per cent. of the original credit has been repaid, following extensive publicity campaigns.