§ Viscount Goschenasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the annual cost to the National Health Service of insuring against personal injury claims over the past five years. [HL1421]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe National Audit Office summarised accounts for all clinical negligence expenditure over the last five years, which includes personal injury costs, are as follows:
Year In Year Expenditure 1996–97 £235 million 1997–98 £144 million 1998–99 £221 million 1999–2000 £373 million 2000–01 £415 million