§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 23 July,Official Report, column 312, on cases settled under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payments of Claim) Amendment Regulations, if he will give a breakdown of the 75 per cent. of payments which were not for pneumoconiosis or asbestosis. [40171]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe table provides a breakdown of the 75 per cent. of all cases settled in 1995–96 under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payments of Claims) Amendment Regulations which were not for pneumoconiosis or asbestosis;
Disease Percentage of claims1 Average age Average payment £ Mesothelioma 74 61 14,506 Bilateral diffuse pleural thickening 17 61 8,749 Primary carcinoma of the lung (accompanied by asbestosis or bilateral diffuse pleural thickening) 8 59 7,509 Byssinosis 1 71 4,506 1 Represents the percentage of claims in relation to the 75 per cent, of all claims paid for diseases other than pneumoconiosis or asbestosis.