HC Deb 05 May 1999 vol 330 cc371-2W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims were submitted to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (i) in total and (ii) by the victims of rape and incest; and what percentage in each case were (a) processed, (b) awarded and (c) rejected, in each of the last five years. [83266]

Mr. Boateng

The available data record the number of applications received in a year, the number of claims settled in that year and the outcomes. Claims are not necessarily settled in the year in which they are received, but may be settled in subsequent years. In the following table the term 'rape' includes rape within the family.

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
Claims received
Total number 71,734 75,667 75,032 77,326 75,956
Rape 3,997 3,891 3,581 4,020 3,260
Claims settled
Total number 64,549 76,225 79,219 79,544 85,493
Rape 905 2,355 2,401 3,018 3,594
Percentage settled attracting monetary award
Total 58 58 59 57 55
Rape 66 67 69 71 68