Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many interim or preliminary payments have been made to Windrush Compensation Scheme applicants since changes to the scheme were announced on 14 December 2020.

Information on payments made by the Windrush Compensation Scheme in December will be published shortly. Information on the scheme for November is available for view at GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-december-2020

Our priority remains to process claims as quickly as possible and the recently updated Windrush Compensation factsheet https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/12/14/windrush-compensation-scheme-factsheet-december-2020/ sets out the timetable for when individuals will becontacted.