Written question asked by Alan W Williams (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2001 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, When the Welsh monitoring group on miners' compensation claims last met; and if he will make a statement. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when the Welsh monitoring group on miners' compensation claims last met; and if he will make a statement. [151059] Mr. Paul Murphy: I established the Welsh sub-group of the Coal Health Claims Monitoring Group specifically to address coal health issues in Wales and to report back to the GB-wide group. The Group had its second meeting on 12 February, attended by my hon. Friend the Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe, and again proved extremely constructive. I am convinced that the measures we have discussed, and the actions we have agreed, will further speed up the processing of coal health claims.

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