§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the terms and conditions under which those injured in incidents in Northern Ireland are entitled to receive compensation.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesCompensation is payable under and in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Injuries to Persons (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 to anyone who has suffered an injury in Northern Ireland directly attributable to a criminal offence or to assisting an arrest; or to the dependants of anyone dying from such an injury. Compensation is paid by the Northern Ireland Office on an order made by the court.
Sections 1 to 5, 8 and 10 of the Act detail the terms and conditions under which entitlement to compensation may be established.
I am sending separately to the hon. Member a copy of the Act in response to his letter, which he wrote to me on 26th April requesting this information.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the names 261W of those who have received compensation from the beginning of the present emergency to date as a result of incidents in Northern Ireland, stating the amount of compensation given to each individual.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesCompensation payments for criminal injuries sustained in Northern Ireland are made in accordance with the Criminal Injuries to Persons (Compensation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, which came into operation on 1st March 1969. At 28th April 1976, 16,971 claims had been settled, at a total cost of £21,443,717. It would require a disproportionate effort in terms of staff and costs to list the names of all these recipients of compensation and the individual amounts paid in each case.