§ Mr. HigginsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what notional rate of interest is assumed to be received by those with capital above the present social security limits when assessing entitlement to social security benefits and relief from the community charge.
§ Miss WiddecombeI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins) on 6 November at column149.
Financial Year Number of schemes operating Total amount of Home Office funding Number of posts supported1 Number of cases referred to schemas by police 1987–88 7 66,869 10 7,467 1988–89 8 105,561 11 9,828 1989–90 8 148,499 13 13,830 1990–91 8 159,267 14 20,643 1 Includes both full-time and part-time posts. It is not possible to identify how much of the very substantial sums paid in compensation to victims of violent crime by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board went to victims in Lancashire. The total compensation paid in Great Britain has risen from £52 million in 1987–88 to over £125 million this financial year.