§ Andy BurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims have been lodged to date under the Coal Health Compensation Scheme for(a) COPD and (b) vibration white finger; and what percentage of those claims have (i) been settled in full and (ii) received an interim payment but not full settlement in the parliamentary constituencies of (A) Leigh, (B) Makerfield, (C) Wigan, (D) St. Helens North, (E) St. Helens South, (F) Warrington North, (G) Warrington South, (H) Bolton North East, (I) Bolton North West, (J) Bolton West, (K) Salford, (L) Worsley, (M) Eccles, (N) Knowsley North and (O) Knowsley South. [93428]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Department's claim handlers, IRISC, are unable to provide details of how many individuals have received interim payments, as some claimants have received more than one interim payment.
The figures for claims received and percentage of claims settled is:
COPD VWF Constituency Claims registered Percentage settled Claims registered Percentage settled Leigh 1,781 25 685 30 Makerfield 1,284 20 622 33 Wigan 1,032 22 350 32 St. Helens North 878 21 496 34 St. Helens South 922 23 503 36 Warrington North 85 27 59 25 Warrington South 22 5 17 6 Bolton North East 124 27 30 30 Bolton South East1 336 31 86 42 Bolton West 222 36 74 41 Salford 27 22 14 50 Worsley 816 23 255 38 Eccles 143 30 30 47 Knowsley North 25 32 14 36 Knowsley South 193 24 110 29 1The figures have been given for Bolton South East. Bolton North West is not a constituency. A full breakdown of constituency statistics is available on the DTI website: www. dti.gov.uk/ coalhealth