asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many claims for compensation following the Toxteth riots in 1981 are outstanding with the residuary body at the latest date;(2) if he will make a statement on the claim for compensation by Mr. C. H. Woo still outstanding since the Toxteth riots in 1981.

Responsibility for receiving and considering claims under the Riot (Damages) Act 1986 rests with the local compensation authority, which for the Merseyside area is the Merseyside police authority. The Home Office is not involved and no central record of claims is kept.