Compensation Recovery Unit (Hansard, 13 June 1996)

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how much income has been received in the current year by the compensation recovery unit; and what is the projected income by the end of the current financial year; [2904]
(2) what was the total amount recovered by the compensation recovery unit in 1994–95. [2905]

§ Mr. Andrew Mitchell
Compensation recovery is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 5 December 1995:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about how much income has been received in the current year by the Compensation Recovery Unit; and what is the projected income by the end of the current financial year and what was the total amount recovered by the Compensation Recovery Unit in 1994–1995.In the period 1 April 1995 to 31 October 1995 the total amount recovered by the Compensation Recovery Unit was £72.6M. Based on the pattern of recoveries to date it is expected that the total recovery for 1995/96 will be in the range of £123M to £130M.The total amount recovered by the Compensation Recovery Unit in the period from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 was £110.1m.I hope you find this reply helpful.

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how much compensation has been recovered by the compensation recovery unit in the current financial year from sufferers from asbestos-related diseases; how many sufferers there have been; and what have been the individual sums recovered; [2901]
(2) how much compensation was recovered by the compensation recovery unit in 1994–95 from sufferers from asbestos-related diseases; how many suffers there were; and what were the individual sums recovered. [2907]

§ Mr. Mitchell
Compensation recovery is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 5 December 1995:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about how much compensation has been recovered by the Compensation Recovery248WUnit in the period 1994/95 and the current financial year from sufferers from asbestos related diseases; how many sufferers there have been; and what have been the individual sums recovered.Statistics are not available about the numbers of sufferers from asbestos related diseases. However, in the period from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 there were 138 recoveries made in relation to asbestosis and the total amount recovered was £1,030,457.77. During the period 1 April 1995 to 31 October 1995 there have been 112 recoveries made in relation to asbestosis. The total amount recovered was £863,370.89.The individual amounts recovered from sufferers of asbestosis during the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 are outlined in the enclosed Table A. Table B details the individual amounts recovered during the period 1 April 1995 to 31 October 1995.
I hope you find this reply helpful.
TABLE A: AMOUNTS RECOVERED FROM ASBESTOSIS SUFFERERS FROM 1 APRIL 1994 TO 31 MARCH 1995

£42.00

£100.00

£126.00

£173.70

£399.00

£433.50

£484.64

£621.20

£621.60

£672.20

£787.24

£852.20

£862.93

£1,032.31

£1,111.29

£1,114.88

£1,123.77

£1,208.80

£1,219.80

£1,329.95

£1,431.85

£1,491.20

£1,565.76

£1,582.87

£1,677.16

£1,692.18

£1,738.24

£1,773.16

£1,798.56

£1,853.68

£1,927.64

£1,937.45

£1,957.64

£2,069.31

£2,135.36

£2,147.76

£2,288.80

£2,298.58

£2,393.92

£2,414.16

£2,454.00

£2,507.88

£2,547.84

£2,572.01
249
£2,579.18

£2,627.42

£2,629.67

£2,655.15

£2,676.40

£2,768.28

£3,002.10

£3,061.41

£3,125.32

£3,270.80

£3,361.35

£3,416.08

£3,422.72

£3,662.04

£3,851.20

£3,949.30

£4,010.28

£4,038.28

£4,095.03

£4,119.04

£4,135.12

£4,170.67

£4,279.80

£4,297.84

£14,333.49

£4,357.65

£4,392.76

£14,406.56

£4,498.68

£4,503.20

£4,566.90

£4,582.56

£14,647.28

£4,814.80

£4,831.38

£4,847.76

£4,873.36

£4,904.82

£5,059.80

£5,083.30

£5,263.56

£5,442.85

£5,527.24

£5,909.44

£6,247.02

£16,304.15

£6,546.48

£6,559.10

£6,603.92

£6,668.43

£6,689.10

£6,691.50

£6,870.25

£6,973.50

£7,609.61

£7,758.84

£8,029.77

£8,082.43
250
£8,610.70

£8,969.48

£9,076.00

£9,416.76

£9,533.69

£9,693.21

£10,022.67

£10,170.90

£10,367.62

£10,595.32

£10,917.52

£10,965.35

£11,037.20

£11,725.80

£112,796.04

£14,464.08

£14,946.17

£15,130.33

£15,421.76

£15,862.47

£16,832.00

£18,781.01

£19,027.45

£23,719.15

£24,395.44

£25,355.18

£27,518.62

£28,421.77

£28,855.99

£31,153.19

£32,203.62

£35,444.33

£36,558.38

£40,268.42

£47,994.18

TABLE B: AMOUNTS RECOVERED FROM ASBESTOSIS SUFFERERS FROM 1 APRIL 1995 TO 31 OCTOBER 1995

£83.30

£140.10

£182.80

£367.50

£449.00

£457.80

£470.40

£607.10

£621.60

£628.00

£641.20

£987.80

£999.45

£1,058.80

£1,064.03

£1,104.75

£1,167.86

£1,344.40

£1,346.88

£1,403.29

£1,431.85
251
£1,456.32

£1,478.68

£1,482.64

£1,531.70

£1,685.35

£1,752.63

£1,777.15

£1,814.09

£2,070.26

£2,209.73

£2,238.48

£2,316.95

£2,451.20

£2,574.15

£2,575.71

£2,603.72

£2,696.40

£2,699.73

£2,859.10

£2,867.61

£2,935.46

£3,252.84

£3,257.66

£3,298.72

£3,307.22

£3,455.70

£3,492.44

£3,541.62

£3,827.88

£3,851.20

£3,972.04

£4,003.92

£4,166.06

£4,233.05

£4,347.69

£4,406.05

£4,498.68

£4,762.00

£5,000.48

£5,100.01

£5,521.05

£5,685.20

£6,152.34

£6,244.98

£6,317.54

£6,351.20

£6,448.01

£6,541.68

£6,546.48

£6,658.80

£6,697.85

£7,135.82

£8,014.20

£8,089.90

£8,157.48

£8,690.95

£9,036.75

£9,079.60
252
£9,154.24

£9,950.40

£10,043.62

£10,376.94

£10,565.18

£10,917.90

£11,341.51

£11,617.37

£12,060.65

£12,752.62

£13,261.67

£13,301.29

£13,621.79

£14,540.90

£14,670.20

£15,185.20

£15,383.02

£15,421.76

£15,840.49

£15,954.68

£17,795.40

£17,970.00

£18,890.67

£18,903.48

£19,258.43

£22,983.21

£25,188.08

£25,663.20

£26,851.22

£27,775.25

£28,414.60

£34,582.90

£41,627.15

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what have been the 10 largest sums recovered by the compensation recovery unit in the current financial year; and if he will list the(a) illnesses, (b) accidents and (c) diseases suffered by those from whom compensation was recovered. [2906]

§ Mr. Mitchell
This is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 5 December 1995:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about what have been the 10 largest sums recovered by the Compensation Recovery Unit in the current financial year; and to list the (a) illnesses, (b) accidents and (c) diseases suffered by those from whom compensation was recovered.Claim form CRU 1 asks for the reasons for making a claim for compensation together with the date of any accident and details of the resulting injury, disease or if appropriate the date of death. Further details are not requested about the circumstances of individual accidents.For record purposes information is taken from the CRU 1 about the nature of the injury or disease and recorded in broad categories only. Details of illnesses, injuries and diseases can only therefore be provided within these categories.253WAppendix A which is attached contains information about the ten largest amounts recovered from individual customers by the Compensation Recovery Unit.
I hope you find this reply helpful.

Appendix A: The ten largest amounts recovered from individual customers by the Compensation Recovery Unit and a brief description of the injury or disease

£ Amount recovered Brief description of injury/disease

70,522.25 Head/facial injury

67,165.00 Back/spinal injury

66,775.53 ¹Multiple injuries

64,704.06 Back/spinal injury

61,943.44 ²Miscellaneous

59,142.57 ¹Multiple injuries

59,137.28 ¹Multiple injuries

59,131.70 ²Miscellaneous

59,017.48 ³Miscellaneous

57,773.28 Head/facial injury

¹ Multiple injury—more than one injury to different parts of the body or a combination of injury/amputation to the same part of body e.g. broken left arm and amputated right arm.

² Miscellaneous—this includes lacerations/cuts/bruising or any combination where no specific part of the body is mentioned.

Appendix A: The ten largest amounts recovered from individual customers by the Compensation Recovery Unit and a brief description of the injury or disease
£	Amount recovered	Brief description of injury/disease
70,522.25		Head/facial injury
67,165.00		Back/spinal injury
66,775.53		¹Multiple injuries
64,704.06		Back/spinal injury
61,943.44		²Miscellaneous
59,142.57		¹Multiple injuries
59,137.28		¹Multiple injuries
59,131.70		²Miscellaneous
59,017.48		³Miscellaneous
57,773.28		Head/facial injury
¹ Multiple injury—more than one injury to different parts of the body or a combination of injury/amputation to the same part of body e.g. broken left arm and amputated right arm.
² Miscellaneous—this includes lacerations/cuts/bruising or any combination where no specific part of the body is mentioned.