§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims have been dealt with by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the latest available date in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorThe provisional figure for the number of applications in respect of injuries incurred in England and Wales resolved by the board from 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1986 is 262,907.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board are pending at the latest date.
§ Mr. MellorI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Sir E. Griffiths) on 23 April 1986, at columns 149.
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§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board have been successful in England and Wales at the latest date.
§ Mr. MellorThe provisional figure for the number of awards made by the board in respect of injuries incurred in England and Wales from 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1986 is 212,757.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the highest settlement made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in England and Wales to the latest available date.
§ Mr. MellorThe highest award made to date amounted to £303,500, in the financial year 1984–85.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many claims have been made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside at the latest date;
(2) what is the highest award made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside to date;
(3) how many claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board have been (a) successful and (b) rejected in Liverpool and Merseyside to date.
§ Mr. MellorStastistics are not available on the place of residence of applicants to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the longest waiting time to date for a claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
§ Mr. MellorOf applications currently outstanding, the longest waiting time is for one submitted to the board in August 1970. Regular interim awards have been paid, including one in May 1986, but the applicant's medical condition has not yet stabilised sufficiently for a final award to be made.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the current waiting time for appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the latest date;
(2) how many appeals are outstanding to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the latest date.
§ Mr. MellorAt 30 April 1986 about 5,000 applications were awaiting hearing by the board. The length of time between an applicant refusing a single member's adjudication and a hearing varies between six and 18 months.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the total cost to date of the running of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board;
(2) if he will list the cost of the running of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board on an annual basis to the latest date.
§ Mr. MellorFollowing is the information:
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Costs of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1986 Financial year Administration Compensation £ £ *1964–65 16,412 33,431 1965–66 59,537 402,718 1966–67 93,534 914,161 1967–68 122,279 1,293,772 1968–69 178,197 1,672,958 1969–70 207,686 1,996,584 1970–71 228,952 2,114,189 1971–72 298,228 3,282,172 1972–73 356,182 3,457,519 1973–74 441,014 4,077,125 1974–75 629,313 5,145,851 1975–76 911,165 6,476,680 1976–77 1,157,601 9,677,389 1977–78 1,266,789 10,106,513 1978–79 1,577,546 13,045,641 1979–80 1,915,560 15,737,363 1980–81 2,930,210 21,462,464 1981–82 3,242,726 21,976,696 1982–83 3,742,159 29,444,675 1983–84 3,776,424 32,820,772 1984–85 4,163,293 35,293,451 †1985–86 4,384,000 41,965,000 Total 31,698,807 262,397,124 * From 1 August. † Provisional.