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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Stevenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many offers have been made between (a) £3,000 to £5,000, (b) £5,001 to £7,000, (c) £7,001 to £10,000 and (d) over £10,000 following the setting of revised financial limits under the fast-track procedures of the emphysema and chronic bronchitis compensation scheme for ex-miners. [146574] Mrs. Liddell: Under the fast-track procedures I announced at the end of September last year, the Department has made 15,247 revised and new offers, totalling some £83.7 million. These are broken down as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Offer amount Number of offers Less than £3,000 3,672 £3,001 to £5,000 4,588 £5,001 to £7,000 2,602 £7,001 to £10,000 2,776 Over £10,000 1,608 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In total, the Department has now made over 71,600 individual payments, including interim and full and final settlements, to claimants in respect of compensation for respiratory and vibration related diseases, totalling some £320 million. The Department is now paying out around £1 million per day in compensation.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

361 c623-4W;361 c625-6W; 146574

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Compensation Coal Bronchitis Industrial diseases Emphysema Mining Respiratory system

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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