Written question asked by Jeff Ennis (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 January 2003. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 January 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, how much has been spent on the coal health compensation schemes; and what percentage of the total has gone to (a) claimants, (b) solicitors and (c) other organisations, with specific reference to (i) IRISC, (ii) Healthcall, (iii) Schlumberga Senna and (iv) Hayes. - Inc table.

Answer: Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent on the coal health compensation schemes; and what percentage of the total has gone to (a) claimants, (b) solicitors and (c) other organisations, with specific reference to (i) IRISC, (ii) Healthcall, (iii) Schlumberga Senna and (iv) Hayes. [88285] Mr. Wilson: The information is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. COPD £ million VWF £ million Total £ million Percentage Total damages paid 520 660 1,180 73 Total solicitors' costs paid 100 60 160 10 Other costs related to claim -- -- 1270 17 settlements which include payments to contractors _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Due to commercial confidentiality, the Department is unable to provide a breakdown of the figures paid to individual contractors.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 88285; 397 c147W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Compensation Coal Expenditure Legal costs Industrial diseases Mining Solicitors SchlumbergerSema Healthcall Aon IRISC
Contains statistics: Yes
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