Written question asked by Kevin Barron (Labour) on Thursday, 27 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 December 2003. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 4 December 2003 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, what the total paid to date in compensation claims for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger of former coalminers is in (i) the Rother Valley Constituency and (ii) the United Kingdom. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Barron: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total paid to date in compensation claims for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) Vibration White Finger of former coalminers is in (i) the Rother Valley constituency and (ii) the United Kingdom. [141536] Nigel Griffiths: As of 31 October 2003 £10.4 million had been paid for respiratory disease claims and £16 million for Vibration White Finger claims in the Rother Valley constituency; and as of 23 November 2003 £913 million for respiratory disease claims and £983 million for Vibration White Finger in the United Kingdom. Note: Constituency figures can be found on the DTI website: www.dti.gov.uk/coalhealth The information is complied in the middle of the month and shows the figures for the end of the previous month.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 141536; 415 c122W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Compensation Coal Bronchitis Industrial diseases Emphysema Mining Rotherham Hand arm vibration syndrome
Contains statistics: Yes
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