(2) how much the NHS Injury Cost Recovery Scheme is expected to cover each year; and if she will make a statement.
The regulations governing the operation of the national health service injury cost recovery (ICR) scheme came into force on 29 January 2007. The ICR scheme subsumes the existing road traffic accident (RTA) recovery scheme, and expands it to cover all cases where personal injury compensation is paid.
The existing RTA recovery scheme brings in more than £120 million for the NHS each year. We expect that the expanded scheme will recover a further £150 million a year once it is properly bedded down.