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Mr. Stephen Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving the amounts in each year since 1 January 1977 of payments made to members of the security forces (Royal Ulster Constabulary, Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment) under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (NI) Order 1977;(2) if he will publish in the
Official Report a table giving the amounts in each year since 1 January 1977 of payments made to civilians under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (NI) Order 1977.
Mr. Scott
The information can be provided only in relation to financial years and is as follows:
| Year | Payments to civilians | Payments to members of the security forces | Total |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1977–78* | 4,204 | 1,086 | 5,290 |
| 1978–79 | 205,358 | 93,435 | 298,793 |
| 1979–80 | 966,610 | 329,639 | 1,296,249 |
| 1980–81 | 3,050,000 | 1,563,112 | 4,613,112 |
| 1981–82 | 2,548,397 | 1,115,214 | 3,663,611 |
| 1982–83 | 4,031,210 | 2,170,941 | 6,202,151 |
| 1983–84 | 5,011,570 | 2,493,130 | 7,504,700 |
| 1984–85 | 4,948,306 | 3,468,510 | 8,416,816 |
| * Note: The figures for 1977–78 are from 9 August 1977 when the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 came into operation. | |||