§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the threshold below which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board will not entertain a claim; and what were the lower limits in each year since 1986.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 28 January 1992]The current minimum level of criminal injuries compensation is £1,000. The lower limits applying in each year since 1986 can be derived from the following table:630W
Date of increase Minimum limit £ February 1983 400 November 1986 550 February 1990 750 January 1992 1,000
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many victims of crimes of violence received compensation under the criminal injuries compensation scheme in 1991–92; and what was the total amount awarded.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 28 January 1992]Figures for 1991–92 are not yet available, but it is estimated that outturn expenditure by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board on compensation to victims of crimes of violence committed throughout Great Britain will be of the order of £144.6 million. In 1990–91, £109.3 million was paid to 35,190 victims.