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Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

I thank my noble friend for that information. I take this opportunity to acknowledge, and thank him for, the campaigning work that he has done in this area. He talked particularly about the impact of this legislation on miners. Previously, miners have been able to access the 1974 scheme, which is different from the one before us today, but following the dissolution of the British Coal Corporation on 27 March 2004 it became possible for miners to access compensation under the 1979 Act scheme as well, although there are some issues about how that works.