§ Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland made road accident injury claims, and how much was paid by the Government for such claims, in each of the last five years. [50146]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe following personal injury claims were made against the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland Roads Services and the total expenditure on all personal injury claims concluded in the last 5 years has been:
£ Year New claims Total expenditure 1997–98 1,985 3,805,957.45 1996–97 1,712 2,823,289.50 1995–96 1,789 2,967,018.60 1994–95 1,701 4,302,311.40 1993–94 1,622 3,908,445.69 The figures include claims arising from footpath incidents. It is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to distinguish those claims related specifically to road accidents.