§ Mr. HeathTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many former miners from the north Somerset coalfield have(a) applied for and (b) received compensation awards. [73426]
§ Mr. WilsonThe table attached shows the number of offers and payments made for vibration white finger (VWF) and respiratory disease (COPD) in the constituencies of Somerton and Frome and Wansdyke.
VWF COPD Claims registered 10 287 Full & Final Settlements (inc. Denied/ Withdrawn) 4 65 Value of Full & Final Settlements £3,113 £409,638 Offers outstanding 3 57 Value of outstanding offers £8,646 £320,149 Interim Payments made 0 110 Value of Interim Payments 0 £593,835 Note:
The Wansdyke and Somerton & Frome constituencies were defined using postcodes beginning as follows: BA2–4, BA8, BA11, BA22, BS14–15, BS30–31, BS39–40, and TA11