§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, (b) payments by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and (c) those crimes of robbery with violence, rape and others which gave rise to compensation payments in 1992–93 as a percentage of the figures for 1987–88.
§ Mr. MacleanIn 1987–88 there were 43,054 applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the amount of compensation paid totalled £52.043 million. The corresponding figures for 1992–93 were 65,977 applications and £152.218 million, increases of 53 per cent. and 192 per cent. respectively.
The board does not collate information about compensation payments in respect of crimes of robbery with violence, rape or other categories.