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The Department's legal fees in respect of claims made by miners for osteoarthritis of the knee is shown in the following table.<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><TR><TD></TD><TD>Cost (£)</TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>157,866</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>388,735</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>1,111,367</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD>1,009,225</TD></TR><TR><TD>2008¹</TD><TD>1,407,676</TD></TR><TR><TD>Total</TD><TD>4,074,871</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Figures are up to November 2008.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |