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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 19992000 to 200102 were as follows:
19992000
£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.
200001
£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 102
£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 200102 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.