§ Mr. Denis MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) interim payments and (b) final payments have been made to former miners and their estates under the chronic emphysema and bronchitis compensation scheme in (a) the Wansbeck constituency, (b) Northumberland and (c) the UK. [199401]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Department has made interim and full and final payments in respect of compensation for respiratory disease in the above regions as follows:
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Number of Region Interim payments Full and final payments Total damages paid (£ million) (a) Wansbeck constituency 569 215 3.29 (b) Northumberland1 881 361 5.41 (c) UK 42,053 13,351 226.7 1Northumberland as defined by the areas denoted by the following postcodes: NE 15, 18–20, 23–26, 41–49, 61–71 and TD 12, 15 Ofgem is closely monitoring Enron's trading position. It is working with all parties involved to ensure security of supply.
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