HC Deb 14 January 2004 vol 416 c784W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the ratio is of live to posthumous claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and how many new claims were received in each of the last 10 weeks, broken down by area. [147266]

Nigel Griffiths

The ratio of claims is 47 per cent. live and 53 per cent. deceased.

The number of claims received is:

W/E Scotland England Wales Total
2003
2 November 638 6,762 625 8,025
9 November 419 7,039 302 7,760
16 November 471 6,021 977 7,469
23 November 535 7,189 1,322 9,046
30 November 373 5,833 1,506 7,712
7 December 694 6,395 1,715 8,804
14 December 602 5,136 3,509 9,247
21 December 542 5,122 1,495 7,159
28 December 71 1,097 68 1,236
2004
4 January 60 1,890 64 2,014