To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions (a) officials and (b) lawyers from his Department have visited UDM-Vendside headquarters in Mansfield since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions (a) officials and (b) lawyers from his Department have visited UDM-Vendside headquarters in Mansfield since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many meetings (a) his Department and (b) solicitors acting on his Department's behalf have had with UDM-Vendside in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many meetings (a) his Department and (b) solicitors acting on his Department's behalf have had with UDM-Vendside in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Ministers of his Department and its predecessors have met representatives of UDM-Vendside in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Ministers of his Department and its predecessors have met representatives of UDM-Vendside in each year since 1997.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total expenditure incurred to date in respect of the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, broken down between payments made to (a) Capita and its predecessors; (b) medical service providers; (c) all other contractors; (d) the Solicitors' Co-ordinating Group; (e) individual claimants'...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total expenditure incurred to date in respect of the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, broken down between payments made to (a) Capita and its predecessors; (b) medical service providers; (c) all other contractors; (d) the Solicitors' Co-ordinating Group; (e) individual claimants'...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total expenditure incurred to date in respect of the British Coal respiratory disease litigation, broken down between payments made to (a) Capita and its predecessors; (b) medical service providers; (c) all other contractors; (d) the Solicitors' Co-ordinating Group; (e) individual claimants' solicitors;...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total expenditure incurred to date in respect of the British Coal respiratory disease litigation, broken down between payments made to (a) Capita and its predecessors; (b) medical service providers; (c) all other contractors; (d) the Solicitors' Co-ordinating Group; (e) individual claimants' solicitors;...

asked Her Majesty's Government:(a) how many cases have been dealt with by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, Nottingham Region, and its claims handling company, Vendside Ltd, in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal industrial deafness litigation; (b) which firms of...

asked Her Majesty's Government:(a) how many cases have been dealt with by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, Nottingham Region, and its claims handling company, Vendside Ltd, in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal industrial deafness litigation; (b) which firms of...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether claimants represented by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, Nottingham Region, and its claims handling company, Vendside Ltd, in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation and the British Coal respiratory disease litigation have available to them any complaints procedure concerning the deduction of administration fees from...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether claimants represented by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, Nottingham Region, and its claims handling company, Vendside Ltd, in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation and the British Coal respiratory disease litigation have available to them any complaints procedure concerning the deduction of administration fees from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many records there are of (a) gifts and (b) hospitality received by civil servants from his Department and its predecessors from solicitors acting for (i) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and (ii) Vendside in cases concerning miners'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many records there are of (a) gifts and (b) hospitality received by civil servants from his Department and its predecessors from solicitors acting for (i) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and (ii) Vendside in cases concerning miners'...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many (a) phone calls and (b) meetings took place between (i) Ministers and (ii) civil servants and (A) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and (B) Vendside in (1) 1998, (2) 1999, (3) 2000 and (4) 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many (a) phone calls and (b) meetings took place between (i) Ministers and (ii) civil servants and (A) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and (B) Vendside in (1) 1998, (2) 1999, (3) 2000 and (4) 2001.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will put into the public domain the agreement signed in 1999 between the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and the Department of Trade and Industry in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will put into the public domain the agreement signed in 1999 between the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and the Department of Trade and Industry in the British Coal vibration white finger litigation, having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the total sum, by way of legal and other fees, paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in respect of the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the total sum, by way of legal and other fees, paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in respect of the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the amounts of compensation paid to claimants by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation, broken down as between the following bands: (a) 1p to 99p; (b) £1 to £1.99; (c) £2 to £2.99; (d) £3 to £5; (e) £5.01...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the amounts of compensation paid to claimants by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation, broken down as between the following bands: (a) 1p to 99p; (b) £1 to £1.99; (c) £2 to £2.99; (d) £3 to £5; (e) £5.01...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made an assessment of the finding in the Coal Health Compensation Schemes report of the National Audit Office, published on 18 July, that through its handling company, Vendside Limited, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers had registered many claims under the British Coal respiratory disease...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made an assessment of the finding in the Coal Health Compensation Schemes report of the National Audit Office, published on 18 July, that through its handling company, Vendside Limited, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers had registered many claims under the British Coal respiratory disease...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will provide the names of each firm of solicitors which served on the panel of solicitors operated by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal vibration white finger litigation;...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will provide the names of each firm of solicitors which served on the panel of solicitors operated by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal vibration white finger litigation;...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its report, Coal Health Compensation Schemes, what plans they have to corroborate the Union of Democratic Mineworkers' data, especially in relation to the completeness of the list of all claims...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its report, Coal Health Compensation Schemes, what plans they have to corroborate the Union of Democratic Mineworkers' data, especially in relation to the completeness of the list of all claims...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their assessment of the recommendation of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its report, Coal Health Compensation Schemes, that if in future an agreement between two parties is set up, similar to those between the Department of Trade and Industry...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their assessment of the recommendation of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its report, Coal Health Compensation Schemes, that if in future an agreement between two parties is set up, similar to those between the Department of Trade and Industry...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Truscott on 15 January (WA 119) on British Coal compensation, whether any audit has been undertaken in respect of the sum of £28.8 million paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Truscott on 15 January (WA 119) on British Coal compensation, whether any audit has been undertaken in respect of the sum of £28.8 million paid to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the (a) Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) and (b) UDM (Nottingham section) has been registered for VAT in each year since 1999.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the (a) Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) and (b) UDM (Nottingham section) has been registered for VAT in each year since 1999.

It would be appropriate for the Government, as a good employer, to write to everyone. The Watson Burton case highlights the problem. The firm has been disciplined by the Law Society, but that ruling was kept private and confidential. It came to light only when it was leaked into the...

It would be appropriate for the Government, as a good employer, to write to everyone. The Watson Burton case highlights the problem. The firm has been disciplined by the Law Society, but that ruling was kept private and confidential. It came to light only when it was leaked into the...