§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list by region of residence the numbers of(a) claims received in respect of respiratory disease, (b) interim and expedited awards in respect of respiratory disease by (i) number and (ii) value, (c) claims in respect of vibration white finger and (d) interim and general damage awards in respect of vibration white finger by (i) number and (ii) value. [115043]
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§ Mrs. LiddellThe information is as follows:
Respiratory Disease Interim payments Expedited payments Postal region Total claims Number of claims £ Number of claims £ Anglia 327 46 208,250.00 0 0.00 Midlands 19,545 3,505 6,772,233.51 327 857,385.75 North East 37,895 5,675 10,867,100.00 695 1,753,281.10 North West 6,407 789 1,554,850.00 46 137,667.84 Northern Ireland 11 1 2,000.00 0 0.00 Scotland 8,477 1,377 2,699,550.00 325 799,584.11 South Central 150 13 26,000.00 0 0.00 South East 1,507 265 488,350.00 18 38,037.87 SouthWest 633 41 79,850.00 10 22,243.83 Wales 24,295 3,874 7,384,800.00 330 878,674.05 London 203 20 40,000.00 0 0.00 No postcode 100 8 16,000.00 0 0.00 Total 99,550 15,614 30,102,983.51 1,751 4,486,874.55
Vibration white Finger Interim payments General damages Postal region Total claims Number of claims £ Number of claims £ Anglia 168 5 15,572.21 27 150,083.04 Midlands 14,666 1,602 1,672,738.05 1,602 9,074,958.80 North East 30,545 6,065 10,681,785.76 6,065 32,699,739.99 North west 2,529 514 264,456.71 514 1,512,530.00 Northern Ireland 4 0 0.00 0 0.00 Scotland 3,967 1,328 1,610,503.83 1,328 3,392,825.84 South Central 42 8 14,629.37 8 26,094.68 South East 524 73 57,888.35 73 165,014.48 South west 61 9 5,869.37 9 16,503.02 Wales 8,756 2,380 754,584.83 2,380 8,194,798.15 London 39 0 0.00 0 0.00 No postcode 207 173 0.00 173 127,310.00 Total 61,508 12,179 30,102,983.51 1,751 71,037,886.72
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of state for Trade and Industry how many claims his Department has received in respect of respiratory disease; and in respect of how many claims spirometry has been completed. [115045]
§ Mrs. LiddellAs at 5 March the Department's claim handlers had received in received 98,803 claims. 66,077 of these are from live claimants, of which 44,797 have received spirometry tests, with a further 12,619 invited to make appointments.
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims have been made in respect of respiratory disease by(a) the sufferer and (b) widows and dependants where the claimant has died after the date of claim. [115044]
§ Mrs. LiddellAs at 16 March IRISC, the Department's claims handler, had been informed of 4,249 claims where the sufferer has died since their date of claim. Details are not available of the number of widows or dependants who have died after submitting claims.
§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the locations, dates of opening or proposed dates of opening are of centres for mdical assessment of claims for vibration white finger. [115049]
§ Mrs. LiddellThere are currently 13 centers open for medical assessment of claims for vibration white finger. The location and dates of opening for the centres are as follows:416W
Location Dates Newcastle 9 August 1999 Sheffield 23 August 1999 Mansfield 1 September 1999 Cardiff 8 September 1999 Glasgow 13 September 1999 Edinburgh 6 October 1999 Barnsley 10 November 1999 Wakefield 12 December 1999 Nottingham 7 January 2000 Manchester 10 January 2000 Birmingham 21 February 2000 Stoke 1 March 2000 Swansea 6 March 2000 An additional centre will be opened in London (Victoria) by the end of March.