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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been paid by his Department in compensation claims following public disorder at Ardoyne on 12 July in each year since 2001. [216412] Mr. Spellar: I have asked the chief executive of the Compensation Agency to write to the hon. Gentleman. Letter from Anne McCleary to Mr. Nigel Dodds, dated 21 February 2005: Claims for compensation following public disorder at Ardoyne on 12 July 2001-2004 You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about how much had been paid in compensation claims following public disorder at Ardoyne on 12 July in each year since 2001 (216412). I have been asked to reply as the issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the Compensation Agency. I can advise that the available information is as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Claims under the Criminal Damage Claims under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 1988 2001 406,271 256,256 2002 0 0 2003 0 0 2004 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The 1988 Order was replaced, on 1 May 2002, by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2002. The location of incidents recorded under this scheme is not wholly reliable as, for record keeping purposes, the Agency holds claims by the applicant's home address. The applicant is asked for a general description of the incident location which is later confirmed by the police in their report on the incident. On this basis it is not possible to determine, without disproportionate costs, claims which may arise out of incidents in Ardoyne on 12 July during 2002-2004. I hope that this is helpful.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1424W;432 c1420W; 216412

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Compensation Anti-social behaviour Criminal injuries compensation Belfast Expenditure Northern Ireland Public order offences Criminal damage compensation scheme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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