Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2004. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 2004 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 average full and final settlement is for cases submitted by (a) Berefords solicitors, (b) AMS Law solicitors, (c) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, (d) Mark Gilbert Morse solicitors, (e) Towells solicitors, (f) Irwin Mitchell solicitors, (g) Thompsons solicitors, (h) Richmonds solicitors and (i) Frank Allen Pennington solicitors for vibration white finger and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the coalminers' compensation scheme; and what the average full and final settlement under the scheme is. - Inc table. (Holding answer 6 December 2004).

Answer: John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average full and final settlement is for cases submitted by (a) Beresfords solicitors, (b) AMS Law solicitors, (c) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, (d) Mark Gilbert Morse solicitors, (e) Towells solicitors, (f) Irwin Mitchell solicitors, (g) Thompsons solicitors, (h) Richmonds solicitors and (i) Frank Allen Pennington solicitors for vibration white finger and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the coalminers' compensation scheme; and what the average full and final settlement under the scheme is. [202698] Nigel Griffiths: [holding answer 6 December 2004]: As of 21 November 2004 the figures are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. COPD VWF Solicitor Average settlement Average settlement Beresfords Solicitors 2,425 7,352 AMS Law 3,780 8,342 Union of Democratic Mineworkers 4,375 8,391 Mark Gilbert Morse 6,242 6,549 Towells Solicitors 8,782 8,632 Irwin Mitchell 10,472 9,202 Thompsons 10,195 9,778 Richmonds Solicitors 4,776 11,352 Frank Allen Pennington NB 5,301 8,001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Average settlement is total damages paid on claims settled by payment and excludes denied/withdrawn claims.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 202698; 428 c883-4W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Compensation Coal Industrial diseases Payments Mining Hand arm vibration syndrome Respiratory diseases Union of Democratic Mineworkers Thompsons Solicitors Frank Allen Pennington Solicitors Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Mark Gilbert Morse Solicitors Richmonds Solicitors Towells Solicitors AMS Law Beresfords Solicitors
Contains statistics: Yes
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