HC Deb 13 February 1997 vol 290 cc304-5W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons in each parliamentary constituency have successfully claimed for compensation against the Department of Environment in the last three years; [15324]

(2) how many persons in each district council area have successfully claimed for compensation against the Department of Environment in each of the last three years. [15325]

Sir John Wheeler

It is not feasible to identify claims against the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) by parliamentary or district council area. However, throughout Northern Ireland, the following numbers of claimants against the Department of the Environment were successful.

Settlements (prior to court hearing) Court awards Total
1993–94 936 174 1,110
1994–95 1,256 141 1,397
1995–96 1,029 113 1,142

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