HC Deb 20 May 2002 vol 386 cc119-20W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many claims for work-related injury illness were settled on behalf of workers in local government in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total cost was in compensation. [56069]

Dr. Whitehead

The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many employees in local government retired through work-related illness or injury in the last year for which records are available; and what the total cost was to the Department. [56070]

Dr. Whitehead

The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many claims for work-related illness were settled by his Department in the last year for which records are available; and what the cost was in compensation. [56066]

Dr. Whitehead

In 2001–02, this Department settled 15 cases of work-related illness and injury. 13 of these claims were long standing cases relating to ex-PSA staff, mostly for asbestos related disease, amounting to £402,305 in compensation costs. There were two claims for DTLR staff amounting to £8,500.

Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many employees of his Department retired through work-related ill health in the last year for which records are available; and what the cost was to the Department. [56067]

Dr. Whitehead

Records are not maintained by DTLR which enable ill health retirements to be separately identified as work-related. The number of staff retired in DTLR (including its executive agencies) with a medical retirement certificate issued by the civil service pension scheme medical adviser in the year 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 was 56. Benefits provided on medical retirement are as set out in the rules of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme and laid before Parliament. This provides for an immediate payment of an enhanced pension and lump sum. Ill health retirement expenditure is met centrally from the Civil Superannuation Vote and it is not possible to separate out the cost for cases in this Department.