HC Deb 30 January 2002 vol 379 cc384-5W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) interim and (b) final payments were made between (i) 1 January and 1 July 2001 and (ii) 2 July 2001 and 1 January 2002 to respiratory diseases claimants in St. Helens, South. [29832]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 24 January 2002]: IRISC, the Department's claims handlers, have made the following payments in the St. Helens, South constituency in relation to compensation for respiratory disease. In total the Department has paid over £819,000 in this region to date.

Number of interim payments Number of full and final payments
Period 1
1 January to 1 July 2001 32 9
Period 2
2 July 2001 and 1 January 2002 32 17