§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases relating to the sexual abuse of children were reported by the police to the procurator fiscal in each Scottish region in each of the past five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is not readily available and cannot be obtained except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many payments were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board which resulted from the sexual abuse of children in Scotland in each of the past five years; and what was the total paid in awards for each year:
(2) how many awards made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board relating to the sexual abuse of children in Scotland in each of the last five years involved a case where a criminal conviction also resulted.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many claims where recevied by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board which resulted from the sexual abuse of children in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of applications received by the board relating to the sexual abuse of children in Great Britain is set out:
Year Number 1989–90 1,318 1990–91 1,812 1991–92 2,881 1992–93 3,200 The board's records do not show how many of the applications result from the sexual abuse of children in Scotland.
The board did not record statistical information of this type before April 1989 and the information for 1993–94 is not yet available.