§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total amount which has been paid in compensation to ex-miners in Scotland with chronic bronchitis and emphysema; and how much of this is made up of interim payments. [98341]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Department has made payments totalling some £2.6 million to ex-miners in Scotland, of which some £2.4 million is made up of interim payments to those ex-miners and their widows who are in receipt of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema.
§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many ex-miners in Scotland have completed spirometry tests; and of those how many are currently in receipt of industrial injuries benefits. [98342]
§ Mrs. LiddellA total of 2,240 ex-miners have completed Spirometry tests at one of the four centres established in Scotland, with a further 1,200 invited to attend. The Department does not hold any figures for the number of claimants in receipt of industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims he has received from ex-miners in Scotland for compensation related to chronic bronchitis and emphysema. [98340]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Department's claim handlers have received some 6,900 claims from ex-miners in Scotland.