HC Deb 23 January 1995 vol 253 cc51-2W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply of 10 January,Official Report, column 89, how many of the offers of awards made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority under the tariff scheme in November have led to appeals.

Mr. Maclean

Seven.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many payments were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in(a) November 1994 and (b) December 1994 in the bands (i) £1,000 to £4,999, (ii) £5,000 to £9,999 and (iii) £10,000 and above.

Mr. Maclean

The information requested is not currently available.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offers of payment were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in September, October and December 1994; and in which of the tariff bands these awards fell.

Mr. Maclean

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority made 605 offers of award in the following bands:

Awards offered
Band September October November
1 9 77 68
2 1 8 18
3 8 48 95
4 — 4 9
5 5 20 40
6 — 5 7

Mr. Maclean

The information is given in the table. The 1994 data will not be available until the autumn.

Awards offered
Band September October November
7 9 44 43
8 1 4 11
9 1 6 4
10 1 4 5
11 — 3 6
12 3 15 11
13 1 1 1
14 — — 1
15 — 1 —
16 — 2 1
17 1 1 1
19 — — 1

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many awards were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94.

Mr. Maclean

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board made 36,638 awards in 1992–93 and 40,635 in 1993–94.