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Written question asked by Ellie Reeves (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2019. It was answered by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Accidents: Fees and Charges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the combined total value was of sums sought from insurers by way of NHS recoupment by the Compensation Recovery Unit for the last two complete financial years under both the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 and the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.

Answer

The table below details the sums sought by DWP Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) in relation to settled compensation claims from insurers by way of NHS recoupment for the last two complete financial years under the specified Acts.

Financial Year

NHS Monies Sought

2017/18

£200,386,425

2016/17

£205,728,286


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
223975
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Accidents Fees and charges NHS Compensation Recovery Unit
Legislation
Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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