Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the amounts claimed in respect of injuries to persons in each year, or in each financial year, since 5th October 1968 to 31st December 1975, the amount of claims outstanding at 31st December 1975, and the amounts in respect of the Army, RUC, RUCR, UDR, USC and civilians in each category and the amounts in each category actually paid.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th January 1976, Vol. 903, c. 86–7], gave the following information:
The records on criminal injuries to persons are not compiled on a basis on 201W which the information requested can be provided without disproportionate effort.
However, since the Criminal Injuries to Persons (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 came into force on 1st
Financial Year Compensation paid to the Armed Forces (excluding costs and expenses) Compensation paid to the Police (excluding costs and expenses) Other Categories* Total £ 1969–1970 … 9,000 58,417 64,459 131,876 1970–1971 … 21,500 144,508 277,466 443,474 1971–1972 … 31,112 137,111 556,247 724,470 1972–1973 … 662,551 209,992 1,300,981 2,173,524 1973–1974 … 595,222 58,133 3,233,074 3,886,429 1974–1975 … 1,639,755 468,927 3,913,874 6,022,556 1st April 1975–31st December 1975 … 1,391,569 413,374 3,551,596 5,356,539 TOTALS … 4,350,709 1,490,462 12,897,697 18,738,868 *This column additionally includes costs and expenses in respect of all compensation cases dealt with under the Act, including costs and expenses in cases involving the Armed Forces and the police. The estimated total amount outstanding as at 31st December 1975 is £14 million and cannot be categorised.