§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of claims outstanding for criminal injuries compensation at the beginning of each year since 1974; and what is the total number of such claims which are presently outstanding.
§ Mr. John PattenOn 1 February 1990, a total of 97,045 applications were awaiting resolution by the board. The other information requested is given in the table:
Year beginning 1 April Applications outstanding 1974 9,118 1975 10,839 1976 13,930 1977 17,937 1978 23,331 1979 24,684 1980 26,372 1981 24,795 1982 28,738 1983 32,040 1984 34,235 1985 41,685 1986 51,420 1987 64,115 1988 77,965 1989 82,520