Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners in the South Shields constituency have (a) claimed and (b) received payments in compensation for (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (ii) vibration white finger. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. David Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many former miners in the South Shields constituency have (a) claimed and (b) received payments in compensation for (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (ii) vibration white finger. [153299] Mr. Hain: In the area of South Shields (as defined by the postcodes NE3 and NE4, which encompasses the South Shields constituency) IRISC, the Department's claims handlers have registered 728 claims in respect of compensation for respiratory disease and 1,049 claims in relation to vibration white finger, VWF. To date, there have been 156 individual payments totalling £600,000 in respect of respiratory disease and 348 individual payments in respect of VWF amounting to £2.5 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 153299; 365 c1W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Compensation Coal Bronchitis Industrial diseases Emphysema Mining Hand arm vibration syndrome Respiratory system South Shields
Contains statistics: Yes
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