asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims have been made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board following the Toxteth riots in July 1981; how many have been settled and how many are outstanding.

I understand that 337 applications have been received; 176 have been settled; and 161 are still under consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply of 28 October, Official Report, c. 541, whether he has yet replied to the request he received from the Merseyside police committee for a public inquiry into the use of CS gas in Toxteth in July 1981; and if he will publish his reply in the Official Report.

I hope that it will be possible for a reply to be sent to the committee shortly. I shall arrange for copies to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when the committee have received my reply.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civilians were injured during the Toxteth disturbances in July 1981; and how many injuries were serious and how many were minor.

There is no means of recording this information comprehensively, since members of the public are not required to report injuries.