To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the likely cost to the NHS of (a) clinical negligence claims, (b) non-clinical negligence claims and (c) costs associated with each category of claims in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. (97381)

The national health service litigation authority (NHSLA) makes a provision in its accounts for all existing claims and for claims that might arise for incidents that have occurred but have not yet been reported. The NHSLA accounts for 2005-06 declare a provision for clinical negligence claims of £8,219,452,000, and for non-clinical negligence claims of £125,528,000.