Coal Health (Hansard, 19 January 2004)

§ Mr. Clapham
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money has been paid to date by the Department to solicitors for handling coal health claims, broken down by region. [147203]

§ Nigel Griffiths
To date the figures are as below.

£ million

COPD solicitors costs VWF solicitors costs

England 158.2 64.1

Scotland 14.1 4.6

Wales 54.8 10.2

Total 227.1 78.9

§ Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how the funding for(a) coal liabilities and (b) coal health liabilities was allocated 1033W in 2003–04; and what amounts were allocated in each year since 1997. [147799]

£ million

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–4

Coal Liabilities 226 131.6 116.8 209.6 179 131.1 93.3

Coal Health¹ Inc. in above 123.2 228.2 648 829.5 850 850

¹ These figures are provisional allocations. There is no cap to the allocation of funding for coal health liabilities, as the Treasury would make available to the Department whatever it takes to fund coal health claims.

£ million
	COPD solicitors costs	VWF solicitors costs
England	158.2	64.1
Scotland	14.1	4.6
Wales	54.8	10.2
Total	227.1	78.9

£ million
	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–4
Coal Liabilities	226	131.6	116.8	209.6	179	131.1	93.3
Coal Health¹	Inc. in above	123.2	228.2	648	829.5	850	850
¹ These figures are provisional allocations. There is no cap to the allocation of funding for coal health liabilities, as the Treasury would make available to the Department whatever it takes to fund coal health claims.