Written question asked by Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 16 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 March 2009. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2009 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Compensation Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many compensation applications were (a) rejected and (b) accepted by the Northern Ireland Compensation Agency in each of the last five years.

Answer

The following table shows the claims rejected and accepted in each of the last five years.

	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	Total
Rejected	9,437	7,470	4,963	4,441	4,007	30,318
Accepted	5,754	4,877	3,235	2,517	2,072	18,455
Total	15,191	12,347	8,198	6,958	6,079	48,773
Notes: 1. 2008-09 figures are up to end of February 2009. 2. The figures for accepted and rejected claims each year includes claims in the system carried forward from previous years.

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