§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much had been paid(a) in total and (b) in Nottinghamshire for coal health claims for (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (ii) vibration white finger at 31 March. [176546]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 7 June 2004]: To date the figures are:
COPD (£ billion) VWF (£ million) Total amount paid to claimants 1.1 972.4 Total amount paid to claimants in 1Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire/ Leicestershire 56.1 123.5 1Figures for Nottinghamshire are not available separately. Regional and constituency figures can be found on the Department's website: www.dti.gov.uk/coalhealth. The information is complied in the middle of the month and shows the figures for the end of the previous month.