§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants in each coalfield area had made an application for chronic bronchitis and emphysema awards; and how many awards were made between 13 September 1993 and 9 April 1997. [1701]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
New claims to, and awards for industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema between 13 September 1993 and 31 March by BA area directorates Benefits agency area directorate Claims received Awards made Anglia 27 3 Chilterns 24 4 South London and West Sussex — — West Country 163 6 East London and Essex 43 — South East 507 34 Wessex 1 — East Midlands 6,266 736 Midlands and South West 680 56 West Mercia 3,870 409 Wales 10,354 1,530 Merseyside 539 50 Greater Manchester 355 32 Lancashire and Cumbria 2,377 157 Tyne Tees 7,540 640 South Yorkshire and Humberside 7,202 878 North and West Yorkshire 3,103 447 Glasgow and Paisley 252 8 North, Central and West Scotland 1,954 64 East Scotland 2,484 103 Total Great Britain 47,741 5,157 267W
New claims to, and awards for industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema between 1 April 1996 and 8 April 1997 by BA area directorates Benefits agency area directorate Claims received Awards made East of Scotland 140 6 West of Scotland 41 — Tyne Tees 442 15 Yorkshire 720 81 Greater Manchester 102 17 North West Coast 74 5
New claims to, and awards for industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema between 1 April 1996 and 8 April 1997 by BA area directorates Benefits agency area directorate Claims received Awards made Wales 863 55 West Midlands 87 2 Mercia 546 82 West Country 14 2 London South 42 — Chiltems 3 — East London and Anglia 7 — Total Great Britain 3,081 265 Notes:
1. All figures taken from a 100 per cent. count of claims received and awards made. Figures for awards do not include assessments of less than 14 per cent. disablement, which may have resulted in an aggregated pension.
2. Benefits Agency Area Directorates were changed from 1 April 1996.
Source:
Benefits Agency BREM system data and Central Data Unit.