Northern Ireland Compensation Agency

Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many compensation applications were (a) rejected and (b) accepted by the Northern Ireland Compensation Agency in each of the last five years.

Paul Goggins
The following table shows the claims rejected and accepted in each of the last five years.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                      |2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08|2008-09|Total |
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|Rejected                                                                                                                                                                              |9,437  |7,470  |4,963  |4,441  |4,007  |30,318|
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|Accepted                                                                                                                                                                              |5,754  |4,877  |3,235  |2,517  |2,072  |18,455|
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|Total                                                                                                                                                                                 |15,191 |12,347 |8,198  |6,958  |6,079  |48,773|
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|Notes: 1. 2008-09 figures are up to end of February 2009. 2. The figures for accepted and rejected claims each year includes claims in the system carried forward from previous years.|       |       |       |       |       |      |
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