NHS: Insurance

Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was recovered by hospitals from insurers towards the cost of treatment of persons injured in road accidents in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Bradshaw
The information requested is shown in the following table.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |Total (£)  |
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|2003-04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |105,654,936|
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|2004-05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |117,504,738|
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|2005-06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |121,500,570|
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|2006-071                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |128,187,681|
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|2007-081                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |137,041,544|
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|1 The ICR scheme was expanded on 29 January 2007 to include all successful personal injury claims not just those arising from road traffic accidents. Figures for 2006-07 and 2007-08 include all recoveries under the expanded scheme.|           |
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