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Malcolm Wicks, Minister with responsibility for Coal Health
Claims
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The recommendations of an independent review into the running of the coal health compensation schemes were accepted in full by the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks on 15 December 2005. The report is available on the link below.
External
Review of the Coal Health Compensation Scheme
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HEADLINE STATISTICS AS AT 15 January 2006
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Respiratory
Disease
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Total
Claims
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582,000
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Live
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246,000
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Deceased
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336,000
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Claims
settled
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304,000
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Individual
Payments made
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353,000
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Total
Compensation paid
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£1.7
billion
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VWF
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Total
Claims
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170,000
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Live
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147,000
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Deceased
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23,000
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Claims
settled
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115,000
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Interim
Payments
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101,000
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Total
Compensation paid
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£1.2
billion
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