HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 cc473-4W
Paddy Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average final settlement figure in respect of chronic bronchitis and emphysema has been in(a) Nottinghamshire and (b) the United Kingdom via (i) the expedited route and (ii) the medical assessment process. [23332]

Mr. Wilson

To date, the average expedited payment in Nottinghamshire is £2,804 and £4,107 nationally. The average settlement following the full medical assessment is £4,973 in Nottinghamshire and £5,416 nationally. The discrepancies between the regional and national figures reflect the variances of compensatable disabilities among claimants.