§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of applications awaiting hearing at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board on 1 December.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number of applications awaiting final decision was 82,075. The number of cases awaiting a hearing (the applicant not being content with the decision made by a single member of the board on consideration of the papers) was 7,026.