§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many cases were settled under the312W Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations in the last year for which figures are available; of those how many payments were for pneumoconiosis and how many were for asbestosis; what was the average age of those claimants who received a payment; and what was the average payment made. [38972]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordIn 1995–96, 363 cases were settled under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations. Twenty-five per cent. of payments were for pneumoconiosis as defined in the Social Security Act 1975, which includes asbestosis. The average age of all claimants who received payments under the Act was 64 years and the average payment of all claimants who received a payment under the Act was £11,430.