§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personal injury claims concerning Army personnel have been lodged in each year since 1990; and how many and what percentage were(a) settled out of court, (b) dismissed and (c) found against the Department. [132177]
§ Mr. CaplinThe Ministry of Defence does not generally record the details of personal injury cases brought by members of HM forces by individual Service. This information could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost. The vast majority of cases are settled amicably. Three per cent. of cases proceed to trial. The information contained in the following table is in relation to personal injury claims received from members of HM forces since 1990. There is no direct correlation between the numbers of claims received in-year and claims settled and repudiated in the same year because of the time lapsed between receipt and investigation of the claim.
Financial year Claims received Claims settled Claims repudiated 1990–91 582 126 144 1991–92 672 136 135 1992–93 750 195 356 1993–94 1,004 210 230 1994–95 1,312 314 227 1995–96 1,014 235 125 1996–97 924 344 224 1997–98 1,038 391 211 1998–99 738 412 165 1999–2000 752 504 344 2000–01 924 948 397 2001–02 819 351 253 2002–03 666 733 322