§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will list for each financial year since April 1998 the amount of money recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit; [44989]
(2) if he will list for each financial year since April 1998 the number of claims notified to the Compensation Recovery Unit; [44990]
(3) what estimates he has of the benefits likely to be recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit for each of the next five financial years; [44991]
(4) how much has been recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit in each financial year since April 1998; [52129]
(5) how many claims have been notified to the Compensation Recovery Unit in each financial year since April 1998; [52130]
(6) if he will estimate how much will be recouped by the Compensation Recovery Unit in each of the next three financial years. [52131]
§ Maria Eagle[holding answer 21 March 2002]: The available information is in the tables.
Money recovered and claims notified to the compensation recovery unit Financial year Amount recovered (£) Claims notified to the compensation recovery unit 1998–99 201,468,600.60 572,847 1999–2000 227,783,938.13 660,686 2000–01 273,394,645.64 612,120 2001–02 237,391,302.16 688,691 Notes:
1. The amounts include national health service charges recovered on behalf of the Department of Health.
2. Recoveries made in a given financial year may not relate directly to claims notified during the same period because of time lapses in settling claims.
Source:
Figures are taken from the Compensation Recovery Unit's Management Information Statistics.
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Forecast compensation recoveries year Estimate of benefit recovered (£ millions) 2002–03 265 2003–04 275 Notes:
1. The figures are consistent with the expenditure totals for social security published in the pre-Budget report, September 2001 which published figures up to 2003–04. Expenditure figures for years up to 2005–06 will be available at the conclusion of the spending review in the summer of 2002.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest £5 million.
3. The forecast amounts refer only to recoveries of social security benefits and do not include recoveries of national health service charges.
Source:
DWP Analytical Directorate.