§ Earl Howeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the aggregate value of payments made to National Health Service Trusts by the Compensation Recovery Unit of the Benefits Agency under the terms of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 for each quarter between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002; and [HL1957]
160WAWhat was the total number and aggregate value of charges billed to insurance companies by the Compensation Recovery Unit of the Benefits Agency under the terms of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 for each quarter between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002. [HL1958]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathUnder the terms of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 insurers have 14 days following the settlement of an insurance claim in which to make payment of NHS charges, provided they have received a certificate of NHS charges notifying them of amounts due. Where they have not been notified they must apply to the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) for a certificate of charges within 14 days of claim settlement and once this is received the insurer has 14 days in which to make a payment.
The following figures show the number of settled claims and total amounts of CRU recovered from insurance companies in respect of these claims which were paid to NHS trusts in England, Scotland and Wales for each quarter between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2002.
Amounts recovered and paid to NHS trusts Numer of settled claims Jan-Dec 2000 Qtr 1 £13,552,150 29,672 Qtr2 £16,856,451 33,910 Qtr3 £17,589,931 35,648 Qtr 4 £14,794,702 29,623 Jan-Dec 2001 Qtr 1 £22,132,052 44,993 Qtr2 £22,006,196 40,913 Qtr 3 £25,236,364 46,775 Qtr 4 £19,461,872 37,575 Jan-Dec 2002 Qtr 1 £26,137,601 49,903 Qtr 2 £26,948,088 52,773 Qtr 3 £26,818,407 51,688 Qtr 4 £34,043,257 65,351