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My right hon. Friend will be aware that, on 1 October 2008, we introduced a modified pneumoconiosis scheme. That allows a miner who was employed by British Coal to claim a compensation payment, either under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 or the 1974 scheme. However, is he aware that a man who has been employed in the private sector since 1994 can claim only under the 1974 scheme? Those payments tend to be lower than those made under the 1979 Act. Will the Secretary of State look at that anomaly and set in place a remedy when he comes back after the election?
My right hon. Friend will be aware that, on 1 October 2008, we introduced a modified pneumoconiosis scheme. That allows a miner who was employed by British Coal to claim a compensation payment, either under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 or the 1974 scheme. However, is he aware that a man who has been employed in the private sector since 1994 can claim only under the 1974 scheme? Those payments tend to be lower than those made under the 1979 Act. Will the Secretary of State look at that anomaly and set in place a remedy when he comes back after the election?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 April 2010
That is a very fitting question from my hon. Friend at the end of this Parliament. Hundreds of thousands of families up and down the country have reason to thank him for his extraordinary campaigning on compensation for miners and their families. As with so many other issues that he has raised, I am sure that an important point is involved. We will take up the issue.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases; Energy supply
Date
8 April 2010
Reference
508 c1179
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects his Department to provide updated leaflets with information for those with mesothelioma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects his Department to provide updated leaflets with information for those with mesothelioma.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Ann Keen
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 March 2010
For answer on
25 March 2010
Answered on
25 March 2010
Information for people with mesothelioma is available from the British Lung Foundation, the Department for Work and Pensions, and other sources. Information leaflets for clinicians and for the general public about the health implications of pleural plaques have been commissioned from, respectively, the British Thoracic Society and the British Lung Foundation. We understand that these leaflets will be published in the near future.
Subjects
Health education; Mesothelioma
Date
25 March 2010
Reference
508 c496W; 324094
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress his Department has made towards establishing a network of research practitioners for asbestos-related diseases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress his Department has made towards establishing a network of research practitioners for asbestos-related diseases.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Merron
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 March 2010
For answer on
25 March 2010
Answered on
25 March 2010
The written ministerial statement my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) made on 25 February, Official Report columns 79-83WS, expressed the Government's determination to expand research in the area of asbestos related disease.Our first priority is to take steps to build research capacity, particularly in mesothelioma research. The Department will work to that end with the British Lung Foundation and others with a particular interest. The initiative will be supported by a donation of £3 million from the Association of British Insurers.The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has a central role to play in maintaining strategic oversight of cancer research in the United Kingdom. The institute reported in 2006 on the state of lung cancer research. I believe the time is right for the institute to undertake a fresh review of mesothelioma research. I will write to Sir Kenneth Caiman, the Chair of the Institute, asking him to initiate such a review, and to report on its findings by the end of the summer.The mesothelioma sub-group of the NCRI's lung cancer clinical studies group has an important role in the development of clinical trials. We will ensure the contribution the sub-group has to make is maximised.The outcome of the NCRI review and other developments will underpin the future strategies and work of the Institute's partner funders, and will help develop the potential to drive an increase in research investment in mesothelioma and other asbestos relateddisease research, and will inform the Government's longer term approach. Progress on all this will be reported in the autumn.
Subjects
Asbestos; Industrial diseases; Research
Date
25 March 2010
Reference
508 c492W; 324093
House
House of Commons
May I take this opportunity to thank the Government for their recent series of changes to the way in which we will be dealing with asbestos-related diseases? Many of the victims will be grateful for the action that the Government have taken. Will the Prime Minister overturn the Law Lords' decision on pleural plaques when new medical evidence becomes available to him as Prime Minister after the next election?
May I take this opportunity to thank the Government for their recent series of changes to the way in which we will be dealing with asbestos-related diseases? Many of the victims will be grateful for the action that the Government have taken. Will the Prime Minister overturn the Law Lords' decision on pleural plaques when new medical evidence becomes available to him as Prime Minister after the next election?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 March 2010
If medical evidence were to become available, we would obviously reassess the situation; I give my hon. Friend that assurance. At the same time, he should know that the Justice Secretary announced a range of measures which provide real benefits for people with asbestos-related disease. These include a system of fixed payments for individuals and the creation of an employers' liability tracing office. In addition, the Government have confirmed their commitment to expand medical research in one of the most difficult areas, where lives are so often, sadly, lost. I assure my hon. Friend that if new evidence becomes available we will re-examine the situation.
Subjects
Compensation; Pleural plaques
Date
17 March 2010
Reference
507 c878
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Gordon Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 March 2010
Notes
Lead question not printed
Subjects
Compensation; Pleural plaques
Date
17 March 2010
Reference
507 c878; 322427
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Minister will be aware that the motor sport industry in the UK is a world leader. However, it is 10 years since the Government commissioned any research on the industry. Will he consider an up-to-date survey to ensure that the UK keeps its lead in the motor sport industry?
The Minister will be aware that the motor sport industry in the UK is a world leader. However, it is 10 years since the Government commissioned any research on the industry. Will he consider an up-to-date survey to ensure that the UK keeps its lead in the motor sport industry?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 March 2010
Yesterday, I returned from the Geneva motor show, where I met superb British companies such as Lotus that are making excellent, innovative, world-beating progress in their part of the industry. The world renowned UK Automotive Council is leading our approach to investment and research in the automotive sector, of which the automotive sport sector is an important part.
Subjects
Motor sports; Research; Business; Insolvency
Date
4 March 2010
Reference
506 c1014
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many miners' claims relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remain to be settled; and when he expects the compensation scheme to end.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many miners' claims relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remain to be settled; and when he expects the compensation scheme to end.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
David Kidney
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 February 2010
For answer on
25 February 2010
Answered on
25 February 2010
The Department has settled over 590,000 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease claims to date. A further 1,762 claims remain to be settled of which less than 270 have yet to receive an offer. The Department aims to settle these claims by end of December 2010, although some claims involve protected parties and may take longer to resolve.
Subjects
Compensation; Applications; Industrial diseases; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Date
25 February 2010
Reference
506 c671W; 318562
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend will be aware that there have been 592,000 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims and 170,000 vibration white finger claims. In other words, 750,000 claims have gone through his Department, so a great deal of experience in them will have been gained. Will he ensure that in future, if there is a potential liability relating to a prescribed disease in the mining industry, it will be dealt with by a scheme, rather than by the courts at an enormous cost?
My hon. Friend will be aware that there have been 592,000 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims and 170,000 vibration white finger claims. In other words, 750,000 claims have gone through his Department, so a great deal of experience in them will have been gained. Will he ensure that in future, if there is a potential liability relating to a prescribed disease in the mining industry, it will be dealt with by a scheme, rather than by the courts at an enormous cost?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 February 2010
Yes, I acknowledge the huge scale of the two compensation schemes that my hon. Friend mentions, and more than £4 billion of taxpayers' money has been paid out in compensation to miners, who have suffered some horrendous injuries. I think that my hon. Friend alludes predominantly to the knee injury litigation that is ongoing, and I assure him that we have attempted to learn all the lessons of those earlier schemes in order to ensure that, if liability is established, we act in the way that he asks me to ask. In the meantime, I credit my hon. Friend and others who have made representations to the Government about that knee condition for a new industrial injury benefit, which is now in place.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases
Date
25 February 2010
Reference
506 c443
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether those instructed to act for his Department in litigation relating to miner's knee have made an assessment of the prospects of success of defending the claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether those instructed to act for his Department in litigation relating to miner's knee have made an assessment of the prospects of success of defending the claims.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
David Kidney
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 2010
For answer on
9 February 2010
Answered on
9 February 2010
As this matter is before the courts it would not be appropriate to comment. A preliminary issues trial on 'Limitation' will commence on 28 June 2010 and has been listed for five weeks. This will be important to help shape the way forward for this case.For compensation to be payable as a result of the litigation, it must be established that British Coal were negligent as an employer and that the injuries suffered by their employees were caused by that negligence.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases
Date
9 February 2010
Reference
505 c862W; 316127
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what expenditure his Department has incurred to date on preparing for miner's knee litigation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what expenditure his Department has incurred to date on preparing for miner's knee litigation.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
David Kidney
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 2010
For answer on
9 February 2010
Answered on
9 February 2010
The Department's costs and disbursements on defending the miners' knee litigation are £6,537,104.32 at 5 February 2010. The majority of these costs relate to the Department's obligations for document disclosure to the claimants.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases
Date
9 February 2010
Reference
505 c863W; 316128
House
House of Commons
That this House congratulates the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT) for the determined work undertaken over the last 10 years to create opportunities for coalfield communities; notes it has created more than 90,000 training and education places as well as building or refurbishing 2,200 community facilities; is aware that under the CRT's Family Employment Initiative the average cost of helping people back into work is lower than for other Government schemes; and calls on the Government to review the scale of future funding requirements to complete the task of regenerating mining communities.
That this House congratulates the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT) for the determined work undertaken over the last 10 years to create opportunities for coalfield communities; notes it has created more than 90,000 training and education places as well as building or refurbishing 2,200 community facilities; is aware that under the...
Primary sponsor
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Regeneration
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
783
House
House of Commons
Last week, I met a group of members of a miners' support group to discuss the application of industrial injuries disablement benefit for osteoarthritis of the knee, and they complained of wide variations between assessments given throughout the regions. Will my Ministers ask their medical advisers to look at the medical process to ensure that it is applied uniformly at centres throughout the country?
Last week, I met a group of members of a miners' support group to discuss the application of industrial injuries disablement benefit for osteoarthritis of the knee, and they complained of wide variations between assessments given throughout the regions. Will my Ministers ask their medical advisers to look at the medical process to ensure that it is applied uniformly at centres throughout the country?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 February 2010
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this important point. The whole House would acknowledge what he has done to champion the cause of former miners across the country, including in my own area of Kent. It is important that there is confidence in the system, so we need continuity within the assessment process. I will most certainly look further at this issue and write to him accordingly.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases; Industrial injuries disablement benefit; Children; Maintenance
Date
1 February 2010
Reference
505 c18
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Will my right hon. and learned Friend join me in congratulating the Coalfields Regeneration Trust on rebuilding mining communities devastated and broken by the Tory closure programme? Is she aware that the renewal programme in mining communities has been carried out by creating 90,000 places in education and training and rebuilding 2,200 facilities in the communities? Will she urge—
... Will my right hon. and learned Friend urge her colleagues at the Department for Communities and Local Government to—
Will my right hon. and learned Friend join me in congratulating the Coalfields Regeneration Trust on rebuilding mining communities devastated and broken by the Tory closure programme? Is she aware that the renewal programme in mining communities has been carried out by creating 90,000 places in education and training and rebuilding 2,200 facilities in the communities? Will she urge—
... Will my right hon. and learned Friend urge her colleagues at the Department for Communities and Local Government to—
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 January 2010
I will support my hon. Friend’s urgings to my colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government, and I am delighted to join him in congratulating the Coalfields Regeneration Trust on its first 10 years of operation. I know that he has worked with fellow MPs in former mining constituencies to ensure significant regeneration in these areas, which face such challenges, particularly after the devastation of the Tory years.
Subjects
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Date
27 January 2010
Reference
504 c806-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 January 2010
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Coalfields Regeneration Trust
Date
27 January 2010
Reference
504 c806-7; 313306
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's connecting communities programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's connecting communities programme.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
John Denham
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 January 2010
For answer on
26 January 2010
Answered on
26 January 2010
We are commissioning a national evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the Connecting Communities programme. This will be conducted in two phases, the first phase reporting at the end of June 2010, and the second phase reporting at the end of December 2010.Early monitoring through Government Offices show a real appetite for the programme at a local level and good early indications of delivery.
Subjects
Community development
Date
26 January 2010
Reference
504 c767W; 312972
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts on the Iranian nuclear programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts on the Iranian nuclear programme.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivan Lewis
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2010
For answer on
19 January 2010
Answered on
19 January 2010
Addressing Iran's nuclear programme is our top foreign policy concern. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has discussed this with each of his E3+3 colleagues since the beginning of December, as well as with EU and other Foreign Ministers.Iran must restore the international community's confidence in its nuclear programme. We will continue to pursue the dual track approach of engagement and pressure.
Subjects
Nuclear power; Iran
Date
19 January 2010
Reference
504 c270W; 311327
House
House of Commons
Will my right hon. Friend say whether the E3 plus 3 group has discussed the Russian proposal to enrich uranium? Does he think that there is any mileage in it, and is it something that the Iranians may well bend to as negotiations continue?
Will my right hon. Friend say whether the E3 plus 3 group has discussed the Russian proposal to enrich uranium? Does he think that there is any mileage in it, and is it something that the Iranians may well bend to as negotiations continue?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
19 January 2010
We certainly have. It is a very important proposal, which former director el-Baradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency tabled, but the Iranians have not given a positive response. Their reply, which is not in writing and, even at that, has not been formally tabled, does not accept the simple point that the IAEA-Russian proposal makes, which is, "The Iranians say that they have only civilian use for the low-enriched uranium; here is a way in which it can be enriched for medical purposes and returned to Iran for those purposes." Nothing would more clearly demonstrate to the wider world that Iran is serious, but it has not taken that opportunity.
Subjects
Foreign relations; Iran
Date
19 January 2010
Reference
504 c152
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Pat McFadden
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 January 2010
Subjects
Compensation; Pleural plaques
Date
14 January 2010
Reference
503 c839
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am encouraged by what the Minister says about pleural plaques, but can he be categorical? I know that his Department has inherited some of the liabilities from the previously nationalised industries. Can he say that his Department would not object to a change in the law that would overturn the decision on pleural plaques that was made in the House of Lords on 17 October 2007?
I am encouraged by what the Minister says about pleural plaques, but can he be categorical? I know that his Department has inherited some of the liabilities from the previously nationalised industries. Can he say that his Department would not object to a change in the law that would overturn the decision on pleural plaques that was made in the House of Lords on 17 October 2007?
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 January 2010
These decisions will be taken across Government. As I said, I understand that hon. Members are looking for a response soon. A meeting will take place soon involving the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice, which leads on this issue.
Subjects
Compensation; Pleural plaques
Date
14 January 2010
Reference
503 c839
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, columns 298-9W, on industrial diseases: compensation, if she will make the guidance provided to ATOS Healthcare doctors available to the coal mining trade unions and their solicitors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, columns 298-9W, on industrial diseases: compensation, if she will make the guidance provided to ATOS Healthcare doctors available to the coal mining trade unions and their solicitors.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Jonathan Shaw
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 November 2009
For answer on
3 December 2009
Answered on
5 January 2010
[holding answer 3 December 2009]: As part of a programme for approved health care professionals (HCPs) to carry out medical assessments, the Department for Work and Pensions has produced "Update to Standard—Prescribed Disease A14 (PD A14)", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.The Department is also in the process of producing a further distance learning guide "PD A14 Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Miners (MED-PDA14-001)". As this guide is due for future publication, it is at the moment exempt from release. The guide will be available to interested parties upon publication.
Subjects
Compensation; Industrial diseases
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c117W; 302880
House
House of Commons