HC Deb 26 May 2004 vol 421 cc1673-4W
Mr. Clapham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claimants medically examined so far have also been diagnosed to be suffering with(a) pneumoconiosis, (b) asbestosis, (c) mesothelioma and (d) asthma, broken down by (i) age and (ii) coalfield area. [174768]

Nigel Griffiths

Nearly 184,000 medical assessments have been carried out with a resulting fit for purpose Medical Assessment Process (MAP) report. Of this number, over 64,000 MAP reports show a condition other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that is impacting on the claimant's respiratory function.

Under the respiratory disease Claims Handling Agreement, ERISC are not required to record these separate co morbid conditions.

Projects(R&D)
Cleaner coal R&D programme (cash flow) 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Total
Pulverised fuel meters—split control 65,155 65,155
Advanced materials, modelling and lifting technologies for gas turbine components 188,410 211,854 145,210 163,540 709,014
Development of a combustor strategy to cover a wide range of calorific values 219,365 94,140 313,505
Novel gas cleaning/heat recovery system 28,560 24,762 47,900 101,222
Materials for gasifier heat exchangers 9,390 25,275 15,290 49,955
Concurrent measurements of temperature and soot concentration of coal fired combustion flames 31,910 38,091 70,001
Coal mineral transformations—effects on boiler ash 99,300 33,100 66,200 198,600
Advanced monitoring using imaging for combustion in power station boilers 68,546 45,910 114,456
Advanced coal modelling 37,600 10,506 48,106
Improved materials for advanced PF boilers and steam turbines 210,940 536,103 129,957 310,970 1,187,970
Optimisation of furnace design for in-furnace NOx reduction 50,590 76,195 126,785
Combustion of low volatile coals in wall fired plant 97,620 97,620
Optimisation of furnace mixing to enhance combustion efficiency in advanced low NOx systems 97,500 97,500
Improvement in combustion efficiency in utility boilers 239,428 201,770 441,198
Advanced optimisation of coal fired power plant operations 3,100 7,347 20,550 30,997
Techno-economic evaluation of cleaner coal fired plant operability 17,280 15,030 17,690 50,000
Modelling of particulate and vapour deposition in gas turbines fired on coal derived gases 19,926 13,653 56,710 90,289
Fabricated turbine rotors for advanced steam turbines 27,690 102,364 34,630 164,684
Metallic filters for hot gas cleaning 7,690 21,310 29,000
Advanced characterization property database for Chinese and Indian (and other Asian) coals 34,722 64,670 99,392
Advanced near burner flame diagnostics for ignition and stability studies on full scale pulverised coal flames 26,584 22,000 48,584
UK collaboration with Netherlands and Australian NOx reduction research using overfire air staging 14,123 15,300 29,423
Improving the efficiency and environmental performance of small scale combustion plant for increased export opportunities 5,840 23,247 20,910 49,997
Application of CFD modelling to mill classifier design 139,300 31,100 170,400
Predictive methods and remedial measures for particle impact erosion and abrasion wear in cleaner coal energy conversion techs 30,000 70,000 17,500 117,500
Once through the boiler with vertical tube furnace 81,710 54,471 45,395 181,576
Advanced modelling and testing of thick section welded HCM2S 25,810 39,650 39,830 105,290
"FOURCRACK" development of advanced coal fired plant steels to avoid premature failure by weld "Type IV" cracking 13,000 122,500 135,500
Carbon burnout—coal fitness effects —- 56,400 14,950 27,530 98,880
Development of nitrogen stable isotope ratio measurements to apportion fuel and thermal NOx in coal conversion 58,750 51,250 110,000
Enhanced Efficiency Steam Turbine Blading for Cleaner Coal Plant 19,848 246,460 266,308
Advanced (700C) PF Power Plant 81,360 81,360
Virtual Plant Demonstration 22,990 22,990
Real time Efficiency Measurements for Utility Boilers 81,632 28,370 110,002
Demonstration of Co-firing Biomass at an Existing Coal Fired
Power Station 140,000 140,000
Demonstration of Co-firing Biomass at an Existing Coal Fired
Power Station 755,460 755,460
Assessment of Ash Refiring and Mineral Addition on Plant Performance and Ash Disposal 154,000 154,000

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