§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims have been received from former mineworkers claiming for chronic bronchitis and emphysema since(a) 13 September 1993 and (b) April 1997; and how many awards were made over the period broken down by (i) age, (ii) degree of disability and (iii) coalfield area. [69934]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out as follows.
Claims to industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema received between 13 September 1993 and 31 March 1996, by BA area directorate Benefits Agency directorate Claims received Anglia 27 Chilterns 24 South London and Wessex — West Country 163 East London and Essex 43 South East 507 Wessex 1 East Midlands 6,266 Midlands and South West 680 West Mercia 3,870 Wales 10,354 Merseyside 539 Greater Manchester 355 Lancashire and Cumbria 2,377 Tyne Tees 7,540 South Yorkshire and Humberside 7,202 North and West Yorkshire 3,103 Glasgow and Paisley 252 North, Central and West Scotland 1,954
Awards of industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema by percentage disability between 13 September 1993 and 31 March 1996 13 September 1993 to 1 October 1994 Percentage disability 2 October 1994 to 31 March 1996 Percentage disability Benefits Agency directorate 14–24 25–34 Over 34 14–19 20–25 Over 25 Anglia 0 0 3 0 0 0 Chilterns 0 3 1 0 0 0 South London and Wessex 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Country 1 0 2 0 3 0 East London and Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 South East 4 3 25 0 0 2 Wessex 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Midlands 38 52 521 5 16 104 Midlands and South West 3 2 50 0 0 1 West Mercia 22 43 315 4 8 17 Wales 203 223 891 4 48 161 Merseyside 5 18 26 0 0 1 Greater Manchester 4 8 19 0 1 0 Lancashire and Cumbria 18 25 104 1 3 6 Tyne Tees 33 83 467 2 7 48 South Yorks and Humberside 57 96 620 3 15 87 North and West Yorkshire 61 65 294 1 3 23 Glasgow and Paisley 0 2 6 0 0 0 North, Central and West Scotland 3 12 45 0 0 4 East Scotland 1 10 83 1 1 7 Total Great Britain 453 645 3,472 21 105 461
SourceDSS (Analytical Services Division) data from Benefits Agency "BREM" and Central Data Unit. 100 per cent. data, which are provisional and subject to amendment.
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Claims to industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema received between 13 September 1993 and 31 March 1996, by BA area directorate Benefits Agency directorate Claims received East Scotland 2,484 Total Great Britain 47,741 Source
DSS (Analytical Services Division). data from Benefits Agency "BREM" and Central Data Unit. 100 per cent. data, which are provisional and subject to amendment.
Claims to industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema between 1 April 1996 and 31 December 1998 by BA area directorate Benefits Agency directorate / April 1996 to 1 April 1997 9 April 1997 to 31 December 1998 East London and Anglia 7 22 Chilterns 2 15 London South 12 721 West Country 12 93 Mercia 524 11,137 West Midlands 31 978 Wales 693 7,950 North West Coast 65 819 Greater Manchester 97 1,408 Yorkshire 605 8,045 Tyne Tees 279 5,216 West of Scotland 34 1,514 East of Scotland 94 4,007 Total Great Britain 2,455 41,925 Note
The Benefits Agency area directorates were reorganised with effect from April 1996.
SourceDSS (Analytical Services Division) data from Benefits Agency "BREM" and Central Data Unit. 100 per cent. data, which are provisional and subject to amendment.
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Awards of industrial injuries disablement benefit for chronic bronchitis and emphysema between I April 1996 and 31 December 1998 by BA area directorates 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 Degree of disability 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 Degree of disability 1 April 1998 to 31 December 1998 Degree of disability Benefits Agency directorate 14–19% 20–25% Over 25% 14–24% 25–34% Over 34% 14–19% 20–25% Over 25% East London and Anglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chilterns 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 London South 1 0 0 18 10 45 2 20 47 West Country 0 0 2 4 4 15 1 0 9 Mercia 2 14 69 137 192 1,733 7 35 477 West Midlands 0 0 2 7 17 109 1 1 10 Wales 4 11 39 207 264 1,178 37 108 474 North West Coast 2 0 5 36 24 80 3 9 56 Greater Manchester 1 12 5 20 33 154 10 24 86 Yorkshire 2 5 77 82 153 1,105 6 109 489 Tyne Tees 0 1 11 94 185 828 17 39 237 West of Scotland 0 0 0 39 48 189 12 6 20 East of Scotland 0 1 5 38 120 527 16 36 242 Total Great Britain 12 44 215 682 1,050 5,964 112 387 2,147 Notes:
1. Details of age and coalfield are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
2. It is not known how many of these people may still be employed in the industry.
3. Details are provided by the Benefits Agency (BA) Area Directorates; it should be noted that the number of (and area covered by) these Directorates altered in April 1996.
Source
DSS (Analytical Services Division) data from Benefits Agency "BREM" and Central Data Unit. 100 per cent. data, which are provisional and subject to amendment.
§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many posthumous awards for chronic bronchitis and emphysema have been made to former mineworkers since 13 September 1993 broken down by (i) age, (ii) degree of disability and (iii) coalfield area. [69887]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.