§ David TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she expects to reach the last decile of registered coal compensation claims for(a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger for former miners or their widows or families in the east Midlands.[189188]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Department is currently holding detailed discussions on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and plans to report progress to Sir Michael Turner, the judge who oversees the respiratory scheme, later this month when he visits the DTI's claims handlers. On claims for VWF, the Department aims to have completed all general damages offers by the end of 2004, and to have all claims settled by the end of 2005.