§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many compensation claims have been made to each police force in England for firearms reloading presses indicating the number(a) approved and (b) paid; [65775]
(2) how many claims for compensation have been received to date for (a) Lee Progressive and (b) RCBS Firearms reloading presses; and how many have been (i) approved and (ii) paid. [65776]
§ Mr. BoatengPayments have been made in respect of 578 reloading presses surrendered under Option B of the compensation scheme to police forces in England. Lee and RCBS presses are not included within this total as these types of press must be claimed under Option C of the compensation scheme. I regret to say that information is not at present available on the numbers and types of press surrendered and paid under this Option.