HC Deb 19 July 1999 vol 335 c403W
Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many claims for compensation under the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 Compensation Scheme(a) have been paid and (b) remain outstanding; [91852]

(2) what is his latest estimate of the value of claims under the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 Compensation Scheme (a) already paid and (b) still outstanding. [91853]

Mr. Boateng

11,813 claims have been paid under the Compensation Scheme for small-calibre pistols at a cost of £6,144,557.22. A total of 334 claims remain outstanding under the small-calibre scheme. Given the payments made so far, the estimated value of the remaining claims is in the region of £174,000.