§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she expects the Pension Loss Model used by IRISC to calculate compensation for any loss of pension to former miners who died after 1 January 2001 to become operational. [122097]
§ Mr. TimmsIt is anticipated that the Pension Model covering 80 per cent. of this cohort of claimants will be operational by August 2003. The remaining cohort will be covered by the second part of the Model, which is expected to be operational by the end of October 2003.
75WHowever, in the meantime, the Department has put in place a procedure to calculate offers using a spreadsheet pensions loss calculator. This now includes claims where the ex-miner died after 1 January 2001.