HC Deb 02 March 1999 vol 326 cc691-2W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 10 February 1999,Official Report, column 224, what was the average award made to those canteen workers where cases have been settled. [73962]

Mr. Battle

The British Coal Corporation tell me that the average settlement cost is around £1,300 per claim.