§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for pneumoconiosis benefit have been received under the Workmen's Compensation Act 1979 in each year since the passage of that Act; and how many cases have been successful. [151494]
§ Mr. BrowneI have been asked to reply.
The information is in the table.
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Pneumoconiosis—Workers' Compensation Act 1979 1979–80 to 2002–03 Financial year Applications received Payments made 1979–831 5,610 4,293 1983–84 150 133 1984–85 100 55 1985–86 115 75 1986–87 95 61 1987–88 111 67 1988–89 123 55 1989–90 168 105 1990–91 195 147 1991–92 244 149 1992–93 227 162 1993–94 303 202 1994–95 371 307 1995–96 917 363 1996–97 550 453 1997–98 757 391 1998–99 1,012 651 1999–2000 1,199 799
Pneumoconiosis—Workers' Compensation Act 1979 1979–80 to 2002–03 Financial year Applications received Payments made 2000–01 1,352 928 2001–02 1,867 1,132 2002–03 2,099 1,258 1The information is not available broken down into separate years. Sources:
DETR locally collated statistics 1979–2001.
Responsibility for the scheme transferred to DWP 2002.
DWP locally collated statistics from 2002.