§ Mr. ClaphamTo 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 GriffithsNearly 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.
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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