Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many medical assessment procedures in respect of miners" compensation claims for chest disease were completed(a) in 1999, (b) January to June, (c) July, (d) August, (e) September and (f) October. [137072]
§ Mrs. LiddellSince the beginning of 1999, Healthcall, the company contracted to carry out both the first stage medical assessments (spirometry) and the full Medical Assessment Process (MAP), have completed a total of 59,277 spirometry tests, and 6,059 MAP assessments broken down as follows:
Spirometry MAP 1999 37,169 2 January to June 17,887 1,163 July 1,878 714 August 2,154 942 September 1,440 1,408 October 1,324 1,830