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Written question asked by Michael Clapham (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 November 2004. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Monday, 1 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, what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was when a living claimant (a) agreed an expedited settlement and (b) settled after going through the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available; what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was (a) when a living widow accepted an expedited settlement and (b) when the settlement followed the appraisal of the deceased's documentation by the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available; what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was (a) when a claim on behalf of the estate agreed an expedited settlement and (b) when the settlement followed the appraisal of the deceased's documents by the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available. - Inc figure.
Answer

Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was when a living claimant (a) agreed an expedited settlement and (b) settled after going through the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available; [194412] (2) what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was (a) when a living widow accepted an expedited settlement and (b) when the settlement followed the appraisal of the deceased's documentation by the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available; [194413] (3) what the average cost paid by the Department under the Coal Health Scheme to each of its contractors was (a) when a claim on behalf of the estate agreed an expedited settlement and (b) when the settlement followed the appraisal of the deceased's documents by the Medical Assessment Process in the last period for which figures are available. [194414] Nigel Griffiths: The Department's claim handlers do not record the information in the format requested. Processing expedited settlements is not costed separately. There are not expected payments to widows or their estates for deceased claims. The average cost paid to contractors for handling a respiratory disease claim--live and deceased--is approximately £1,300. I am advised that more than half this cost is accounted for by medical assessments.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
426 c85-6W; 194412;194413;194414
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Contracts Compensation Costs Industrial diseases Mining
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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