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Export Credits Guarantee Department

Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in agreeing the future financial governance of the Export Credits Guarantee Department. [172733]

 
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Mr. Mike O'Brien: ECGD's governance arrangements have recently been strengthened with the creation of the new position of Chair of its Management Board, to work alongside the Chief Executive. Both these positions have recently been filled by appointees from the private sector, who will bring valuable commercial experience to ECGD. Further changes to financial governance will be put in place with the establishment of a Trading Fund; Ministers are presently considering the arrangements for this and an announcement will be made in due course.

Invest-UK

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the resource budget of Invest-UK was in each year between 1999 and 2002. [171593]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The resource budgets of Invest UK (and its forerunner the Invest In Britain Bureau) for financial years 1999–2000 to 2001–02 were as follows:

1999–2000

£17.8 million, of which £11.1 million was allocated to grant in aid for Regional Development Agencies; £4.1million to Invest UK promotional expenditure, and £2.6 million to local running costs.

2000–01

£20.9 million, of which £12.2 million was allocated to grant in aid for Regional Development Agencies; £6.1 million to Invest UK promotional expenditure, and £2.6 million to local running costs.

2001 1–02

£21.0 million, of which £12.4 million was allocated to grant in aid for Regional Development Agencies; £5.7 million to Invest UK promotional expenditure, and £2.9 million to local running costs.

¹  2001–02 was the first year that departmental Resource Accounts were prepared on an accruals basis.

Miners' Compensation Scheme

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average number of coal health compensation claims settled each month was in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales since the scheme began; how many claims are awaiting settlement; and what the timetable is for settling outstanding claims. [170873]

Nigel Griffiths: As of 6 May 2004 the figures for Respiratory Disease are as follows:

	Month settled	England	Scotland	Wales	Total
1996	January	2	—	3	5
1996	February	10	1	14	25
1996	April	—	—	1	1
1996	May	1	—	1	2
1996	June	3	—	—	3
1997	September	2	—	—	2
1997	October	—	1	—	1
1997	December	2	2	—	4
1998	January	1	1	—	2
1998	February	2	1	2	5
1998	March	12	1	2	15
1998	April	10	—	2	12
1998	May	18	1	1	20
1998	June	21	—	2	23
1998	July	36	—	4	40
1998	August	10	—	1	11
1998	September	5	—	37	42
1998	October	14	1	1	16
1998	November	12	—	—	12
1998	December	12	—	2	14
1999	January	10	1	3	14
1999	February	2	—	1	3
1999	March	28	—	3	31
1999	April	16	—	7	23
1999	May	22	2	18	42
1999	June	20	—	4	24
1999	July	46	—	13	59
1999	August	41	—	11	52
1999	September	91	5	93	189
1999	October	120	21	76	217
1999	November	157	78	63	298
1999	December	120	36	38	194
2000	January	344	50	63	457
2000	February	345	13	110	468
2000	March	346	13	104	463
2000	April	252	23	54	329
2000	May	161	48	48	257
2000	June	274	50	47	371
2000	July	253	11	61	325
2000	August	217	17	30	264
2000	September	190	14	31	235
2000	October	140	2	19	161
2000	November	352	19	56	427
2000	December	794	6	100	900
2001	January	830	16	109	955
2001	February	779	234	79	1,092
2001	March	1,199	164	80	1,443
2001	April	623	41	58	722
2001	May	619	46	88	753
2001	June	441	31	90	562
2001	July	808	47	145	1,000
2001	August	717	53	125	895
2001	September	936	41	107	1,084
2001	October	1,091	79	128	1,298
2001	November	826	86	384	1,296
2001	December	645	58	208	911
2002	January	1,009	70	303	1,382
2002	February	1,179	74	452	1,705
2002	March	1,148	66	529	1,743
2002	April	1,272	80	520	1,872
2002	May	1,447	85	711	2,243
2002	June	1,033	90	981	2,104
2002	July	1,836	138	695	2,669
2002	August	1,386	92	653	2,131
2002	September	2,302	143	1,303	3,748
2002	October	3,066	277	1,836	5,179
2002	November	3,497	383	1,365	5,245
2002	December	2,167	340	1,211	3,718
2003	January	3,768	277	1,229	5,274
2003	February	3,472	236	1,172	4,880
2003	March	3,594	273	1,000	4,867
2003	April	3,091	283	910	4,284
2003	May	2,943	302	741	3,986
2003	June	3,159	366	1,007	4,532
2003	July	3,580	256	818	4,654
2003	August	3,164	191	992	4,347
2003	September	3,571	347	888	4,806
2003	October	4,254	402	906	5,562
2003	November	3,025	366	920	4,311
2003	December	3,006	283	670	3,959
2004	January	3,801	238	693	4,732
2004	February	3,525	342	585	4,452
2004	March	4,662	397	785	5,844
2004	April	4,074	448	701	5,223
Total Settlements		92,059	8,159	27,303	127,521
Total Receipts		426,470	41,133	90,480	558,083
Total Outstanding		334,411	32,974	63,177	430,562

Notes:
1. Total settlements include claims settled by denial/withdrawal.
2. Claim receipts are those claims that are fully registered. These figures exclude claims registered partially on the website (yet to be fully registered within ICMS due to a submission error during input) and claims held within the holding policy (pool of claims accepted with minimum data, awaiting further information to permit cross referencing and duplicate checks prior to full registration).




 
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With regard to the timetable for settling outstanding claims, I refer my hon. Friend to House of Lords, Official Report, of 21 April 2004, column WA49.

As of 6 May 2004 the figures for Vibration White Finger are as follows:

	Month settled	England	Scotland	Wales	Total
1996	January	139	2	1	142
1996	February	2	2	—	4
1996	April	1	—	—	1
1996	May	3	—	—	3
1996	June	3	—	2	5
1996	July	2	—	—	2
1996	August	1	—	—	1
1996	November	1	—	—	1
1997	February	1	—	—	1
1997	April	15	—	14	29
1997	May	28	9	32	69
1997	June	89	35	23	147
1997	July	55	56	49	160
1997	August	54	55	27	136
1997	September	93	41	72	206
1997	October	33	20	13	66
1997	November	31	13	32	76
1997	December	23	38	11	72
1998	January	44	18	28	90
1998	February	50	75	107	232
1998	March	87	29	50	166
1998	April	58	18	40	116
1998	May	91	18	21	130
1998	June	75	45	32	152
1998	July	102	68	41	211
1998	August	47	21	23	91
1998	September	38	40	19	97
1998	October	100	30	8	138
1998	November	164	27	36	227
1998	December	179	18	12	209
1999	January	67	6	17	90
1999	February	38	3	3	44
1999	March	93	1	26	120
1999	April	180	7	15	202
1999	May	236	22	15	273
1999	June	185	32	24	241
1999	July	212	16	211	439
1999	August	288	12	76	376
1999	September	313	16	60	389
1999	October	360	14	130	504
1999	November	412	19	196	627
1999	December	382	13	173	568
2000	January	286	49	95	430
2000	February	280	22	36	338
2000	March	405	32	90	527
2000	April	245	30	61	336
2000	May	328	53	132	513
2000	June	431	84	153	668
2000	July	316	104	113	533
2000	August	350	32	76	458
2000	September	245	43	70	358
2000	October	374	59	122	555
2000	November	359	22	68	449
2000	December	217	15	48	280
2001	January	296	226	78	600
2001	February	414	61	98	573
2001	March	584	38	116	738
2001	April	455	153	99	707
2001	May	583	80	104	767
2001	June	525	37	94	656
2001	July	740	68	211	1,019
2001	August	771	43	179	993
2001	September	745	51	133	929
2001	October	1,994	109	413	2,516
2001	November	492	45	136	673
2001	December	395	32	100	527
2002	January	1,113	134	270	1,517
2002	February	1,467	59	175	1,701
2002	March	2,391	56	292	2,739
2002	April	3,944	119	467	4,530
2002	May	1,987	113	446	2,546
2002	June	1,057	54	181	1,292
2002	July	1,157	48	149	1,354
2002	August	910	34	135	1,079
2002	September	683	36	154	873
2002	October	1,343	85	182	1,610
2002	November	1,102	129	256	1,487
2002	December	1,393	45	294	1,732
2003	January	1,954	54	452	2,460
2003	February	1,610	58	319	1,987
2003	March	2,390	112	504	3,006
2003	April	1,767	115	244	2,126
2003	May	3,074	143	284	3,501
2003	June	2,930	115	225	3,270
2003	July	2,868	74	360	3,302
2003	August	2,077	82	182	2,341
2003	September	2,111	146	201	2,458
2003	October	2,921	80	166	3,167
2003	November	2,496	122	299	2,917
2003	December	2,344	84	114	2,542
2004	January	2,444	75	181	2,700
2004	February	1,410	64	130	1,604
2004	March	1,606	79	295	1,980
2004	April	1,696	106	183	1,985
Total Settlements		70,450	4,748	11,604	86,802
Total Receipts		137,158	11,480	20,936	169,574
Total Outstanding		66,708	6,732	9,332	82,772

 
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Most general damage claims for VWF should be settled in 2005 with most claims for Services settled in 2007.

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