HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 c37W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost in each of the past five years of(a) sick pay and (b) compensation paid to employees of his Department or their families, or members of the public, as a result of (i) minor, (ii) major and (iii) fatal injuries related to the work of his Department, detailing incidents involving information technology and those involving expenditure of more than £5,000. [33474]

Mr. Soames

Information on sick pay is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Compensation payments are not categorised as minor, major or fatal. However, the table shows the total value of payments in respect of injury-related compensation in each of the financial years shown, and the number of payments made where compensation was more than £5,000, including interim payments. The table also shows total payments made for repetitive strain injury compensation due to the use of information technology equipment, together with the number of cases where such payments exceeded £5,000.

Year Total payments in respect of injury compensation £5,000 Number of such payments of more than £5,000 Compensation paid— information technology £5,000 Number of such payments of more than £5,000
1995–96 21,279,000 446 11,037
1994–95 24,288,000 522 44,250 2
1993–94 16,225,000 329 25,109 2
1992–93 15,618,000 354 6,614
1991–92 9,058,000 259 2,812