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Written question asked by Winston Churchill (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 June 1991. It was answered by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) on Friday, 14 June 1991 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Untitled Written question

Question
If he will publish the number of claims settled by his Department and the value of compensation award in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available; what was the average value of claims settled at constant prices (a) prior to the repeal of the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987, (b) during the ex-gratia period and (c) post repeal; and what estimates of the total annual payments post-repeal were made by Ministers during the passage of the Act through Parliament. - Information requested is not readily available & could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
192 c736W;192 c735-6W
Session
1990-91
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces Casualties Crown proceedings Ex gratia payments
Legislation
Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987
Contains statistics
Yes