§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Transport how many people in each of the past 10 years have been victims of hit and run road accidents.
§ Mr. CarmichaelI regret that the information is not available.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Transport how many claims have 568W been submitted to the Motor Insurers' Bureau in each of the past 10 years on behalf of victims of hit-and-run accidents; how many of these claims resulted in compensation being paid; and what was the value of compensation paid each year.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe following is the information:
Year Number of Applications Number of Awards Amount Paid £ 1957 … 186 108 29,589 1958 … 225 109 57,019 1959 … 253 142 71,430 1960 … 283 158 90,932 1961 … 250 168 72,917 1962 … 285 167 100,655 1963 … 246 158 97,813 1964 … 337 164 100,657 1965 … 614 227 142,934 1966 … 560 395 210,638 NOTE: The number of awards during any one year do not necessarily relate to the number of applications actually received during that year.