§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of police officers injured in the course of their duties who in each of the years 1975 to 1982, respectively, were awarded compensation in the following amounts; between £250 and £400, between £400 and £1,000 and over £1,000;
(2) how many policemen who were injured by criminals in each of the years 1978 to 1982 received compensation of less than £400 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
§ Mr. MayhewThe number of police officers who received awards in the years 1975–76 to 1981–82 is as follows:
Number 1975–76 2,298 1976–77 2,930 1977–78 2,607 1978–79 3,065 1979–80 2,807 1980–81 2,654 1981–82 1,974 Information about the amount of the awards is not available.