§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the numbers and proportions of Criminal Injuries Compensation Board applications in 1980 and 1990 which led to an appeal(a) against refusal of an award and (b) against quantum, giving in each category the numbers of such appeals that were allowed.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Criminal Injuries Compensation Board does not record details of the number of successful hearings in the form requested and this information could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. Details of numbers of applications received and appeal hearings decided in each financial year are published in the board's annual reports. Information for the years ended 31 March 1980 and 31 March 1990, the most recent for which figures are available, is shown in the following table:
In year ended 31 March 1980 1990 New applications received 22,801 53,655 Total hearings requested by applicant or referred by board member 2,450 7,203 As percentage of new applications 10.7 13.4 Decision taken at hearing: (a) full awards 786 1,987 (b) reduced awards 82 362 (c) No awards 357 1,548 Total hearing decisions 1,225 3,897