§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the Londonderry area, how many claims for 373W compensation for damage to property which have been lodged in each of the last five years have been taken to court;of these claims, how many have been given awards greater than the final offer made by the Northern Ireland Office; and, of those where the court increased the award, in how many cases the awarded damages were more than double
Year Number of claims taken to court Number of awards greater than the final offer Number of awards more than double the final offer 1972–73 … … … 73 1 0 1973–74 … … … 68 5 1 1974–75 … … … 61 6 0 1975–76 … … … 78 4 0 1976–77 … … … 49 3 0 329 19 1