HC Deb 06 June 1990 vol 173 cc625-6W
Mr. Bermingham

To 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. Atkins

The 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.

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.