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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 30 April (HL Deb, col 857), how many children have (1) moved out of poverty, and (2) moved into poverty, in each year since 2010 for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 30 April (HL Deb, col 857), what is the minimum amount that a family with two children under 16 years of age with one adult working full-time on the national minimum wage or national living wage would take home in each year since 2010 if they were claiming child benefit, tax credit, child tax credit and working tax credit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 22 May (HL7648), what is the difference between their definitions of fraud and unmeritorious claims.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/217", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Primarolo"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/916604/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The term \u2018unmeritorious claims\u2019 is used by the Government to refer to a broad group of claims, which includes those where there is very little evidential basis to support the claim for injury and claims in which there has been some degree of exaggeration of injury, as well as outright fraudulent claims. The term fraud is narrower and usually refers to claims were there has been a deliberate attempt to defraud over aspects of the claim.<\/p><p>The Government does not collate data on unmeritorious claims, as their nature makes them difficult to accurately identify. In 2017-2018 there were around 650,000 RTA related personal injury claims registered in the UK. There are however, industry statistics available which indicate that in 2016 around 69,000 fraudulent motor insurance claims, worth £780m, were identified.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 22 May (HL7648), how many claims for road traffic accident related personal injuries there were in 2017\u201318, excluding unmeritorious claims.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/217", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Primarolo"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Primarolo"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/899985/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The MoJ\u2019s impact assessment on the whiplash reforms sets out the analysis the Government has used to estimate the £35 savings for insurance premiums. The impact assessment was informed by DWP\u2019s Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) data on the overall volume of claims and data from across the industry with more detailed information on these claims which shows estimated savings of £1.3bn to insurers. Assuming 85% is passed on to consumers, this translates, on average, to a £35 reduction per policy. Link to the impact assessment can be found here: <a href=\"https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data from the Department of Work and Pensions shows that there were around 650,000 road traffic accident-related personal injury claims made in 2017/18, a rise of nearly 200,000 or 40% on the figure in 2005/06. Department of Transport figures show that in the decade to 2016/17, reported road traffic accidents went down from around 190,000 to 135,000, a fall of 30%.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government does not collate fraud data, as the nature of fraud makes it difficult to accurately identify the number of unmeritorious claims, meaning that not all fraud is detected. In 2016, however, the insurance industry identified around 69,000 cases of motor insurance claims which they considered to be fraudulent, worth £780m.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government\u2019s whiplash reform programme is about more than dealing with fraudulent and exaggerated claims, as the cost to all motorists from the high number and cost of these claims is too high. The Government\u2019s reforms will reduce the incentives for making unmeritorious claims, and encourage defendants to rightly challenge claims they believe to be fraudulent or exaggerated, but without disadvantaging genuine claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information related to the cost of insurers contesting whiplash claims is commercially sensitive and as such cannot be published.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
        }
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what independent evidence there is that the Civil Liability Bill will meet their objective of reducing the average cost of a motor insurance policy by £35.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/899986/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The MoJ\u2019s impact assessment on the whiplash reforms sets out the analysis the Government has used to estimate the £35 savings for insurance premiums. The impact assessment was informed by DWP\u2019s Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) data on the overall volume of claims and data from across the industry with more detailed information on these claims which shows estimated savings of £1.3bn to insurers. Assuming 85% is passed on to consumers, this translates, on average, to a £35 reduction per policy. Link to the impact assessment can be found here: <a href=\"https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data from the Department of Work and Pensions shows that there were around 650,000 road traffic accident-related personal injury claims made in 2017/18, a rise of nearly 200,000 or 40% on the figure in 2005/06. Department of Transport figures show that in the decade to 2016/17, reported road traffic accidents went down from around 190,000 to 135,000, a fall of 30%.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government does not collate fraud data, as the nature of fraud makes it difficult to accurately identify the number of unmeritorious claims, meaning that not all fraud is detected. In 2016, however, the insurance industry identified around 69,000 cases of motor insurance claims which they considered to be fraudulent, worth £780m.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government\u2019s whiplash reform programme is about more than dealing with fraudulent and exaggerated claims, as the cost to all motorists from the high number and cost of these claims is too high. The Government\u2019s reforms will reduce the incentives for making unmeritorious claims, and encourage defendants to rightly challenge claims they believe to be fraudulent or exaggerated, but without disadvantaging genuine claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information related to the cost of insurers contesting whiplash claims is commercially sensitive and as such cannot be published.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Keen of Elie on 24 April (HL Deb, col 1480), on what independent evidence they have concluded that a compensation culture exists in personal injury for (1) road traffic claims by motor vehicle drivers, (2) road traffic claims by vulnerable road users, and (3) those injured in workplace accidents; and whether they intend to publish that evidence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/217", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Primarolo"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/899987/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The MoJ\u2019s impact assessment on the whiplash reforms sets out the analysis the Government has used to estimate the £35 savings for insurance premiums. The impact assessment was informed by DWP\u2019s Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) data on the overall volume of claims and data from across the industry with more detailed information on these claims which shows estimated savings of £1.3bn to insurers. Assuming 85% is passed on to consumers, this translates, on average, to a £35 reduction per policy. Link to the impact assessment can be found here: <a href=\"https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data from the Department of Work and Pensions shows that there were around 650,000 road traffic accident-related personal injury claims made in 2017/18, a rise of nearly 200,000 or 40% on the figure in 2005/06. Department of Transport figures show that in the decade to 2016/17, reported road traffic accidents went down from around 190,000 to 135,000, a fall of 30%.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government does not collate fraud data, as the nature of fraud makes it difficult to accurately identify the number of unmeritorious claims, meaning that not all fraud is detected. In 2016, however, the insurance industry identified around 69,000 cases of motor insurance claims which they considered to be fraudulent, worth £780m.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government\u2019s whiplash reform programme is about more than dealing with fraudulent and exaggerated claims, as the cost to all motorists from the high number and cost of these claims is too high. The Government\u2019s reforms will reduce the incentives for making unmeritorious claims, and encourage defendants to rightly challenge claims they believe to be fraudulent or exaggerated, but without disadvantaging genuine claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information related to the cost of insurers contesting whiplash claims is commercially sensitive and as such cannot be published.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what independent evidence they have that fraudulent claims are being made in respect of (1) road traffic claims by motor vehicle drivers, (2) road traffic claims by vulnerable road users, and (3) those injured in workplace accidents; and whether they intend to publish any such evidence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/899988/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The MoJ\u2019s impact assessment on the whiplash reforms sets out the analysis the Government has used to estimate the £35 savings for insurance premiums. The impact assessment was informed by DWP\u2019s Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) data on the overall volume of claims and data from across the industry with more detailed information on these claims which shows estimated savings of £1.3bn to insurers. Assuming 85% is passed on to consumers, this translates, on average, to a £35 reduction per policy. Link to the impact assessment can be found here: <a href=\"https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0090/whiplash-IA.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Data from the Department of Work and Pensions shows that there were around 650,000 road traffic accident-related personal injury claims made in 2017/18, a rise of nearly 200,000 or 40% on the figure in 2005/06. Department of Transport figures show that in the decade to 2016/17, reported road traffic accidents went down from around 190,000 to 135,000, a fall of 30%.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government does not collate fraud data, as the nature of fraud makes it difficult to accurately identify the number of unmeritorious claims, meaning that not all fraud is detected. In 2016, however, the insurance industry identified around 69,000 cases of motor insurance claims which they considered to be fraudulent, worth £780m.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government\u2019s whiplash reform programme is about more than dealing with fraudulent and exaggerated claims, as the cost to all motorists from the high number and cost of these claims is too high. The Government\u2019s reforms will reduce the incentives for making unmeritorious claims, and encourage defendants to rightly challenge claims they believe to be fraudulent or exaggerated, but without disadvantaging genuine claimants.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information related to the cost of insurers contesting whiplash claims is commercially sensitive and as such cannot be published.<\/p>"}
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