§ 1993. Mr. ClaphamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many payments were made under the coal industry pneumoconiosis compensation scheme in(a) 1980, (b) 1986 and (c)
§ Mr. PageThe numbers of lump sum payments awarded by British Coal under the pneumoconiosis compensation scheme in the nearest financial years were as follows:
Year Number of lump sum awards 1980–81 521 1986–87 295 1993–94 263
§ 1993. Mr. ClaphamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the average level of payment made under the coal industry pneumoconiosis compensation scheme in(a) 1980, (b) 1986 and (c)
§ Mr. PageAverage levels of lump sum payments awarded and loss of earnings allowances paid by British Coal under the pneumoconiosis compensation scheme in the nearest financial years were:
Average lump sum payments£ Average loss of earnings allowances £ 1980–81 781 1,183 1986–87 914 2,330 1993–94 1,640 5,850 Progression payments—supplement payments to lump sums—were introduced in 1988 and averaged £378 in 1993–94.
The estimate for average loss of earnings allowances in 1993–94 is provisional.
§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many payments have been made under the coal industry pneumoconiosis compensation scheme since 1974.
§ Mr. PageThe numbers of lump sum payments awarded by British Coal under the pneumoconiosis compensation scheme since 1974 are as follows:
Period Number of lump sum awards 1 October 1974 to 2 December 1976 62,617 25 March 1979 to 31 December 1994 13,465 Figures for the period 3 December 1976 to 24 March 1979 are not readily available.