Wayne David – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many whiplash claims there have been in each of the last five years.
Dominic Raab
Government data is compiled by the Compensation Recovery Unit at the Department for Work and Pensions. The figures for the number of whiplash claims are shown in the table below:
|
Year |
Total Motor PI Claims |
Total Whiplash (including claims for neck and back) |
|
2010/11 |
790,000 |
740,000 |
|
2011/12 |
830,000 |
760,000 |
|
2012/13 |
820,000 |
750,000 |
|
2013/14 |
770,000 |
700,000 |
|
2014/15 |
760,000 |
690,000 |
The Government remains concerned about the number of claims and the impact they have on motor insurance premiums. Despite an overall decrease since 2011/12, claims volumes are still at historically high levels, being some 50% higher than in 2006. In his Autumn Statement the Chancellor therefore announced tough new measures to control costs and reduce the number of unnecessary whiplash claims made.
