§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what are(a) the total running costs to date of the compensation recovery unit, (b) the original projected costs of the compensation recovery unit each year, (c) the total amount of money recovered by the compensation recovery unit to date and (d) the total amount of money the compensation recovery unit was projected to recover each year:
469W(2) if he will state the total cost of appeals under the compensation recovery scheme administered by the compensation recovery unit; and whether any assistance is made available to appellants under the compensation recovery scheme:
(3) how many appeals have been lodged against certificates of total benefit issued by the compensation recovery unit, what is the total number of staff employed by the compensation recovery unit, what is the number of compensation claims registered with the compensation recovery unit to date; and what is the projected number of claims to be registered with the compensation recovery unit annually.
§ Mr. JackThe administration of the compensation recovery unit is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member shortly and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.