To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid for solicitors to date for professional fees in respect of coal health claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid for solicitors to date for professional fees in respect of coal health claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much had been paid for professional fees in respect of coal health claims to the top 20 highest paid solicitor practices at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much had been paid for professional fees in respect of coal health claims to the top 20 highest paid solicitor practices at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will suspend her Department's handling agreement with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers subsidiary company Vendside while concerns raised about financial irregularities are investigated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will suspend her Department's handling agreement with the Union of Democratic Mineworkers subsidiary company Vendside while concerns raised about financial irregularities are investigated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in handling fees for coal health claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in handling fees for coal health claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what payments have been made to the guarantor of the Miners' Pension Scheme and the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme for each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) surplus payments and (b) payments from the investment reserves;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what payments have been made to the guarantor of the Miners' Pension Scheme and the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme for each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) surplus payments and (b) payments from the investment reserves;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 2nd March, Official Report, column 1150, on Coal Health Claims Monitoring Group, if he will break down the payments made to ex-miners by (a) respiratory disease and (b) vibration white finger compensation schemes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 2nd March, Official Report, column 1150, on Coal Health Claims Monitoring Group, if he will break down the payments made to ex-miners by (a) respiratory disease and (b) vibration white finger compensation schemes.

SI 2005/895 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 16 July 2005.

SI 2005/895 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 16 July 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people in Midlothian were paid compensation under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people in Midlothian were paid compensation under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.

Written Statement on the conference held on 17 March 2005 on the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI).

Written Statement on the conference held on 17 March 2005 on the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI).

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many miners have been adversely affected by the changes of spring 1987 to the pension scheme relating to canteen workers in the coal industry and the continued payments of pensions to the husbands and deceased pensioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many miners have been adversely affected by the changes of spring 1987 to the pension scheme relating to canteen workers in the coal industry and the continued payments of pensions to the husbands and deceased pensioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) the economies and (b) the environment of Third World countries of oil extraction; and if he will make a statement; what support his Department gives to Third World countries with regard...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) the economies and (b) the environment of Third World countries of oil extraction; and if he will make a statement; what support his Department gives to Third World countries with regard...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on coal health claims.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on coal health claims.

Lords Written Statement on the conference held on 17 March 2005 on the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI).

Lords Written Statement on the conference held on 17 March 2005 on the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI).

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners, their widows and families in Newcastle-under-Lyme have (a) made claims for and (b) been paid compensation in respect of (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema, (ii) vibration white finger and (iii) pneumoconiosis; and how much has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners, their widows and families in Newcastle-under-Lyme have (a) made claims for and (b) been paid compensation in respect of (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema, (ii) vibration white finger and (iii) pneumoconiosis; and how much has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the merits of enabling miners to take an early lump sum in lieu of their miners' pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the merits of enabling miners to take an early lump sum in lieu of their miners' pension.