§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the number of claims registered with the Motor Insurers Bureau in each year since the operation of the voluntary agreement; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he has any plans to review the operation of the voluntary agreement entered into by the Motor Insurers Bureau; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he will list the average period of time taken to deal with claimants applying to the Motor Insurers Bureau in each year since the operation of the voluntary agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe numbers of claims submitted to the Motor Insurers Bureau each year under its agreements with the Secretary of State are listed in the table. The figure for 1989 includes 3,154 claims for property damage only, which are admissible under the revised uninsured drivers agreement which came into force on 31 December 1988.
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Year Number 1946 547 1947 1948 436 1949 320 1950 357 1951 402 1952 400 1953 448 1954 434 1955 503 1956 581 1957 592 1958 667 1959 808 1960 943 1961 1,131 1963 1,207 1964 1,393 1965 1,883 1966 1,930 1967 2,106 1968 2,443 1969 2,208 1970 2,759 1971 2,618 1972 3,172 1973 3,164 1974 3,718
Year Number 1975 3,667 1976 3,669 1977 4,153 1978 4,462 1979 4,409 1980 5,312 1981 5,098 1982 5,363 1983 6,326 1984 6,028 1985 7,000 1986 8,854 1987 9,596 1988 10,208 1989 14,392 I understand that claims to the bureau settled in the first three months of 1990 took on average approximately 10 months from receipt to settlement. The agreements have been revised from time to time since the bureau was formed in 1946. I have no plans to revise the present arrangements.