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Sir David Price
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the amount of compensation which has been paid to patients in the National Health Service for each of the last five years resulting from court decisions and from voluntary ex gratia payments.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke
According to returns from health authorities in England, the total amounts of compensation paid as a result of court decisions, legal advice or settlements out of court were as follows:
| £ | |
| 1976–77 | 904,608 |
| 1977–78 | 1,416,461 |
| 1978–79 | 1,519,380 |
| 1979–80 | 2,191,914 |
| 1980–81 | 3,440,227 |
In addition, compensation paid on an ex gratia basis, including payments to patients, totalled:
| £ | |
| 1976–77 | 117,991 |
| 1977–78 | 146,216 |
| 1978–79 | 213,426 |
| 1979–80 | 209,189 |
| 1980–81 | 251,299 |