[holding answer 13 October 2008]: The number of former miners and former miners’ families in Scotland, broken down by constituency, who have received Coal Health Compensation payments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Vibration White Finger as at 5 October 2008 is shown in the following table.
Total claims Live claims Deceased claims Constituency Claims registered Claims that have received a damages payment Claims registered Claims that have received a damages payment Claims registered Claims that have received a damages payment Aberdeen Central Burgh Con 33 27 23 19 10 8 Aberdeen North Burgh Con 30 24 19 15 11 9 Aberdeen South Burgh Con 31 20 19 11 12 9 Airdrie and Shotts Burgh Con 3,789 2,436 875 661 2,914 1,775 Angus Co Con 37 27 24 17 13 10 Argyll and Bute Co Con 176 120 91 69 85 51 Ayr Co Con 1,345 933 600 472 745 461 Banff and Buchan Co Con 67 49 42 31 25 18 Caithness, Sutherl’d, Easter Ross Co Con 64 38 26 19 38 19 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Co Con 6,544 4,692 2,915 2,346 3,629 2,346 Central Fife Co Con 3,333 2,313 1,333 1,061 2,000 1,252 Clydebank and Milngavie Co Con 37 23 17 11 20 12 Clydesdale Co Con 2,566 1,699 637 490 1,929 1,209 Coatbridge and Chryston Burgh Con 1,419 893 405 313 1,014 580 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Co Con 1,052 703 290 229 762 474 Cunninghame North Co Con 117 82 58 41 59 41 Cunninghame South Co Con 461 282 163 130 298 152 Dumbarton Co Con 46 33 24 18 22 15 Dumfries Co Con 130 98 82 67 48 31 Dundee East Burgh Con 43 31 19 15 24 16 Dundee West Burgh Con 36 29 17 14 19 15 Dunfermline East Co Con 5,253 3,759 1,885 1,513 3,368 2,246 Dunfermline West Co Con 2,750 1,975 1,223 970 1,527 1,005 East Kilbride Co Con 127 77 60 42 67 35 East Lothian Co Con 2,793 1,935 1,021 793 1,772 1,142 Eastwood Co Con 39 20 24 13 15 7 Edinburgh Central Burgh Con 142 109 70 55 72 54 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Burgh Con 814 550 315 237 499 313 Edinburgh North and Leith Burgh Con 129 88 55 38 74 50 Edinburgh Pentlands Burgh Con 95 67 53 38 42 29 Edinburgh South Burgh Con 441 311 164 123 277 188 Edinburgh West Burgh Con 130 87 57 45 73 42 Falkirk East Co Con 1,194 801 412 294 782 507 Falkirk West Co Con 619 373 196 137 423 236 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Co Con 799 586 357 291 442 295 Glasgow Anniesland Burgh Con 55 28 18 13 37 15 Glasgow Baillieston Burgh Con 241 131 46 32 195 99 Glasgow Cathcart Burgh Con 48 25 16 11 32 14 Glasgow Govan Burgh Con 30 13 13 7 17 6 Glasgow Kelvin Burgh Con 47 32 17 14 30 18 Glasgow Maryhill Burgh Con 111 67 43 24 68 43 Glasgow Pollok Burgh Con 38 16 15 8 23 8 Glasgow Rutherglen Burgh Con 307 179 53 38 254 141 Glasgow Shettleston Burgh Con 125 77 45 29 80 48 Glasgow Springburn Burgh Con 140 79 46 26 94 53 Gordon Co Con 41 34 33 28 8 6 Greenock and Inverclyde Co Con 16 6 6 2 10 4 Hamilton North and Bellshill Burgh Con 1,585 980 276 179 1,309 801 Hamilton South Burgh Con 1,461 944 267 199 1,194 745 Inverness East, Nairn/Lochaber Co Con 89 64 54 40 35 24 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Co Con 618 410 222 176 396 234 Kirkcaldy Co Con 2,630 1,823 1,071 872 1,559 951 Linlithgow Co Con 3,413 2,381 964 745 2,449 1,636 Livingston Co Con 1,005 691 344 260 661 431 Midlothian Co Con 4,613 3,222 1,945 1,535 2,668 1,687 Moray Co Con 57 35 32 20 25 15 Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh Con 946 566 208 149 738 417 North East Fife Co Con 155 104 68 57 87 47 North Tayside Co Con 63 51 33 27 30 24 Ochil Co Con 3,080 2,150 1,268 1,021 1,812 1,129 Orkney and Shetland Co Con 15 10 13 9 2 1 Paisley North Burgh Con 43 27 18 14 25 13 Paisley South Burgh Con 40 28 13 9 27 19 Perth Co Con 104 70 59 43 45 27 Ross, Skye and Inverness West Co Con 77 53 55 40 22 13 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Co Con 112 77 58 46 54 31 Stirling Co Con 1,116 704 372 278 744 426 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Co Con 699 469 218 169 481 300 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Co Con 522 375 293 232 229 143 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Co Con 58 33 32 21 26 12 West Renfrewshire Co Con 34 24 16 11 18 13 Western Isles Co Con 18 12 15 10 3 2 Total 60,433 41,280 21,836 17,032 38,597 24,248 Note: Claims that have received a damages payment includes both claims settled by payment and outstanding claims which have received an interim payment.
[holding answer 13 October 2008]: The number of miners’ Coal Health Compensation claims that remain unsettled in Scotland, broken down by constituency, for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Vibration White Finger, as at 5 October 2008, is shown in the following tables.
Constituency Claims registered Claims settled Claims outstanding Aberdeen Central Burgh Con 33 33 0 Aberdeen North Burgh Con 30 30 0 Aberdeen South Burgh Con 31 29 2 Airdrie and Shotts Burgh Con 3,789 3,298 491 Angus Co Con 37 35 2 Argyll and Bute Co Con 176 161 15 Ayr Co Con 1,345 1,202 143 Banff and Buchan Co Con 67 62 5 Caithness, Sutherl’d, Easter Ross Co Con 64 57 7 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Co Con 6,544 5,849 695 Central Fife Co Con 3,333 2,936 397 Clydebank and Milngavie Co Con 37 33 4 Clydesdale Co Con 2,566 2,240 326 Coatbridge and Chryston Burgh Con 1,419 1,181 238 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Co Con 1,052 922 130 Cunninghame North Co Con 117 104 13 Cunninghame South Co Con 461 414 47 Dumbarton Co Con 46 42 4 Dumfries Co Con 130 118 12 Dundee East Burgh Con 43 40 3 Dundee West Burgh Con 36 35 1 Dunfermline East Co Con 5,253 4,726 527 Dunfermline West Co Con 2,750 2,435 315 East Kilbride Co Con 127 111 16 East Lothian Co Con 2,793 2,464 329 Eastwood Co Con 39 32 7 Edinburgh Central Burgh Con 142 132 10 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Burgh Con 814 718 96 Edinburgh North and Leith Burgh Con 129 121 8 Edinburgh Pentlands Burgh Con 95 86 9 Edinburgh South Burgh Con 441 382 59 Edinburgh West Burgh Con 130 118 12 Falkirk East Co Con 1,194 1,031 163 Falkirk West Co Con 619 534 85 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Co Con 799 718 81 Glasgow Anniesland Burgh Con 55 45 10 Glasgow Baillieston Burgh Con 241 211 30 Glasgow Cathcart Burgh Con 48 44 4 Glasgow Govan Burgh Con 30 27 3 Glasgow Kelvin Burgh Con 47 44 3 Glasgow Maryhill Burgh Con 111 97 14 Glasgow Pollok Burgh Con 38 33 5 Glasgow Rutherglen Burgh Con 307 264 43 Glasgow Shettleston Burgh Con 125 107 18 Glasgow Springburn Burgh Con 140 117 23 Gordon Co Con 41 39 2 Greenock and Inverclyde Co Con 16 13 3 Hamilton North and Bellshill Burgh Con 1,585 1,364 221 Hamilton South Burgh Con 1,461 1,280 181 Inverness East, Nairn/Lochaber Co Con 89 83 6 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Co Con 618 547 71 Kirkcaldy Co Con 2,630 2,315 315 Linlithgow Co Con 3,413 3,007 406 Livingston Co Con 1,005 907 98 Midlothian Co Con 4,613 4,066 547 Moray Co Con 57 51 6 Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh Con 946 814 132 North East Fife Co Con 155 140 15 North Tayside Co Con 63 59 4 Ochil Co Con 3,080 2,682 398 Orkney and Shetland Co Con 15 12 3 Paisley North Burgh Con 43 37 6 Paisley South Burgh Con 40 35 5 Perth Co Con 104 92 12 Ross, Skye and Inverness West Co Con 77 70 7 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Co Con 112 102 10 Stirling Co Con 1,116 951 165 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Co Con 699 610 89 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Co Con 522 465 57 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Co Con 58 50 8 West Renfrewshire Co Con 34 33 1 Western Isles Co Con 18 15 3 Total 60,433 53,257 7,176 Note: Claims settled includes claims settled by payment, denial/withdrawal or claims struck out.
Constituency Claims registered Claims settled Claims outstanding Aberdeen Central Burgh Con 4 4 0 Aberdeen North Burgh Con 5 5 0 Aberdeen South Burgh Con 7 7 0 Airdrie and Shotts Burgh Con 237 233 4 Angus Co Con 5 5 0 Argyll and Bute Co Con 13 12 1 Ayr Co Con 298 297 1 Banff and Buchan Co Con 6 6 0 Caithness, Sutherl’d, Easter Ross Co Con 8 8 0 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Co Con 2,426 2,395 31 Central Fife Co Con 524 519 5 Clydebank and Milngavie Co Con 3 3 0 Clydesdale Co Con 178 177 1 Coatbridge and Chryston Burgh Con 247 243 4 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Co Con 118 115 3 Cunninghame North Co Con 14 14 0 Cunninghame South Co Con 22 21 1 Dumbarton Co Con 1 1 0 Dumfries Co Con 18 17 1 Dundee East Burgh Con 5 5 0 Dundee West Burgh Con 1 1 0 Dunfermline East Co Con 1,142 1,131 11 Dunfermline West Co Con 1,035 1,020 15 East Kilbride Co Con 6 6 0 East Lothian Co Con 736 730 6 Eastwood Co Con 2 2 0 Edinburgh Central Burgh Con 16 16 0 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Burgh Con 135 135 0 Edinburgh North and Leith Burgh Con 25 24 1 Edinburgh Pentlands Burgh Con 13 13 0 Edinburgh South Burgh Con 93 93 0 Edinburgh West Burgh Con 14 14 0 Falkirk East Co Con 171 169 2 Falkirk West Co Con 54 54 0 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Co Con 212 210 2 Glasgow Anniesland Burgh Con 1 1 0 Glasgow Baillieston Burgh Con 15 15 0 Glasgow Cathcart Burgh Con 3 3 0 Glasgow Govan Burgh Con 3 3 0 Glasgow Kelvin Burgh Con 3 3 0 Glasgow Maryhill Burgh Con 11 11 0 Glasgow Rutherglen Burgh Con 12 12 0 Glasgow Shettleston Burgh Con 9 9 0 Glasgow Springburn Burgh Con 10 10 0 Gordon Co Con 8 8 0 Greenock and Inverclyde Co Con 2 2 0 Hamilton North and Bellshill Burgh Con 82 82 0 Hamilton South Burgh Con 77 75 2 Inverness East, Nairn/Lochaber Co Con 8 8 0 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Co Con 57 55 2 Kirkcaldy Co Con 462 457 5 Linlithgow Co Con 374 372 2 Livingston Co Con 85 83 2 Midlothian Co Con 1,657 1,645 12 Moray Co Con 10 10 0 Motherwell and Wishaw Burgh Con 38 38 0 North East Fife Co Con 13 13 0 North Tayside Co Con 3 3 0 Ochil Co Con 808 802 6 Orkney and Shetland Co Con 2 2 0 Paisley North Burgh Con 4 4 0 Paisley South Burgh Con 2 2 0 Perth Co Con 9 9 0 Ross, Skye and Inverness West Co Con 11 11 0 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Co Con 32 31 1 Stirling Co Con 196 193 3 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Co Con 99 96 3 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Co Con 154 152 2 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Co Con 8 8 0 West Renfrewshire Co Con 4 4 0 Western Isles Co Con 4 4 0 Total 12,070 11,941 129 Note: Claims settled includes claims settled by payment, denial or withdrawal.