§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the payments of compensation as a result of claims against HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in the last 10 years for which figures are available, broken down by perceived ethnic background of the complainant, including the Irish community and the Gypsy and Traveller community. [155657]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 2 March 2004]A list of payments made is set out in the table. Data are not centrally collated to separately identify claimants from the Gypsy and Traveller community. These figures do not include claims for loss of property or accidents.
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As at 11 February 2004 Ethnicity Amount (£) Black 30,000 White 9,000 White 42,000 Black-African 20,000 Black 22,000 White 100,500 Arabic-Algeria 20,000 White 24,500 Irish 28,000 White 23,250 White 20,000 Irish 71,560 White 20,000 White 18,000 Black-Caribbean1 1,000 Black 24,000 White 8,000 White 22,000 White 22,500 Irish 20,000 White-Scottish 22,000 White 4,000 Black 22,500 White 20,000 Black-Caribbean 20,000 White 10,000 Polish 41,000 Black 27,000 White 25,000 Black 19,000 Black 20,000 White 24,000 Black-African 55,000 Irish 32,500 White 17,000 Irish2 2,000 Black 27,000 824W
As at 11 February 2004 Ethnicity Amount (£) Black 6,500 Polish 20,000 White 55,000 White 13,500 Black 5,000 Black 33,750 Arabic-African 15,000
As at 11 February 2004 Ethnicity Amount (£) White 20,000 Black 25,000 Black 13,000 White 14,000 Total 1,137,060 1Damages: £1000 interim payment. 2 Interim payment.