Written question asked by Dennis Skinner (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 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, how many claims for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger were concluded for the constituency of Bolsover in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2002 and (iv) 2003. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims for (a) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (b) vibration white finger were concluded for the constituency of Bolsover in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2002 and (iv) 2003. [197092] Nigel Griffiths: The information is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Settlements COPD VWF 2000 196 121 2001 416 322 2002 757 535 2003 1,646 898 2004 1,485 783 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 1. Settlements represent claims settled by payment and by denial/ withdrawn. 2. Figures for 2004 reflect the position to 31 October 2004.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1300W;426 c1304W; 197092
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Compensation Coal Bronchitis Diseases Industrial diseases Emphysema Mining Hand arm vibration syndrome Bolsover Respiratory system
Contains statistics: Yes
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