The following table shows the information requested. We can only provide figures by constituency or postcode. Figures for north Staffordshire are not available. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) covers chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Miners Families Miners Families COPD claims Claims registered 1,108 1,678 242,369 349,347 Claimants who have received an interim payment 139 232 20,137 48,420 Total settlements 924 1,055 205,273 234,302 Outstanding claims 184 623 37,096 115,045 Total damages paid 3,441,561 6,193,312 689,263,396 1,401,895,349 VWF claims Claims registered 620 92 132,392 22,915 Claimants who have received an interim payment 231 30 66,868 7,945 Total settlements 550 85 114,692 20,,640 Outstanding claims 70 7 17,700 2,275 Total damages paid 3,504,951 391,379 1,159,518,929 111,361,108 Carpal tunnel syndrome claims Claims registered 73 2 13,353 957 Claimants who have received an interim payment 38 — 9,839 582 Total settlements 62 2 10,449 761 Outstanding claims 11 — 2,904 196 Total damages paid 661,115 3,398 176,946,980 6,939,705 1 The figures include almost 5,000 overseas claims.
The Department is unable to identify those COPD claims which include a pneumoconiosis element. However, under the coal workers pneumoconiosis scheme we have received 90,571 claims, 89,418 of which have been settled by payment. We are unable to provide specific data for the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, nor provide the split between miners and their families.