§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been, in each year or financial year since 1 January 1968, to the latest available date, the sums paid in (a) criminal injuries compensation and (b) compensation for property destroyed to the latest available date (i) in cash and (ii) in real terms.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is as follows: 493W
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Criminal injuries to persons Criminal damage to property Financial year Actual expenditure Expenditure revalued to current prices in accordance with retail price index Actual expenditure Expenditure revalued to current prices in accordance with retail price index £ £ £ £ 1968–69 2,356 10,660 12,036 54,457 1969–70 131,876 566,280 1,976,760 8,488,271 1970–71 443,474 1,789,669 2,780,604 11,221,315 1971–72 724,470 2,671,483 3,966,680 14,627,132 1972–73 2,173,524 7,481,792 26,592,312 91,537,129 1973–74 3,927,946 12,392,984 27,901,114 88,030,252 1974–75 6,022,556 16,374,691 40,209,285 109,324,784 1975–76 7,937,751 17,371,190 45,844,522 100,327,404 1976–77 6,307,724 11,844,548 49,975,314 93,842,888 1977–78 7,529,349 12,204,164 37,217,730 60,325,442 1978–79 10,621,229 15,896,816 39,150,499 58,596,637 1979–80 8,737,357 10,944,884 39,629,926 49,642,583 1980–81 10,009,218 11,197,267 44,627,341 49,924,405 1981–82 *6,258,408 6,258,408 *36,561,433 36,561,433 * Provisional