§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reason the figures for compensation paid by the Police Authority indicated at the foot of claims against the Chief Constable were omitted from this year's Annual report; and if he will instruct the Police Authority to provide this information to all recipients of their annual report. [103822]
§ Mr. IngramA graph showing the amounts of compensation paid during 1998–99 was mistakenly omitted from the 1998–99 Police Authority Annual Report and not detected at final proof reading. This442W information will be provided to anyone requesting it and will be displayed on the Police Authority website at http://www.pani.org.uk.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the(a) cost of compensation and (b) legal costs incurred as a result of claims against the Chief Constable, including the costs of the Crown Solicitor's Office, in each year from 1985 to date. [103823]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is not readily available prior to April 1997. The following table shows the compensation paid and the costs incurred from April 1997 to March 1999. Figures for the current financial year are not yet available.
£ April 1997 to March 1998 April 1998 to March 1999 Damages paid 720,297 1,046,115 Plaintiffs Solicitors costs 529,829 619,885 Crown Solicitors costs 840,362 735,637 Crown Solicitors outlay 560,975 408,159