Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 6 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2009. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2009 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Northern Ireland Compensation Agency
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects the backlog of outstanding claims to the Compensation Agency in Northern Ireland to be cleared.
- Answer
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The Agency does not have a backlog of claims. The processing of all claims begins as soon as they are received. The Compensation Agency seeks continually to improve its service to applicants by reducing the time taken to process claims, as required by its Framework Document.The following table shows the Agency's progress.
New claims received Claims in hand at start of year Claims in hand at end of year 2004-05 7,797 23,687 17,861 2005-06 7,424 17,613 12,841 2006-07 6,317 13,297 10,790 2007-08 5,655 10,814 8,771 2008-09 6,130 7,957 7,378 Note: The figures for claims in hand include claims under review or where an appeal has been lodged.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 495 c929W; 285506
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Compensation Agency
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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