16 Oct 2006 : Column 954W—continued
16 Oct 2006 : Column 955W
Micro-hydropower
Mr. Dai Davies:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what studies his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential to exploit micro-hydropower. [93699]
Malcolm Wicks:
In 1987 the then Department of Energy commissioned the University of Salford to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the economic potential for small-scale hydro-electric generation throughout the UK.
The scope of the study extended to sites with installed capacities in the range 25kW to 5MW. Further limiting conditions were to disregard sites with hydraulic heads of less than two metres, with existing civil works, or less than three metres with no existing civil works.
The comprehensive results of the study were published in report “Small Scale Hydroelectricity Generation Potential in the UK” ETSU-SSH-4063 (Parts 1-3) a copy of which is available in the Libraries of the House
More recently I commissioned research, carried out by the Energy Saving Trust, into the potential of all microgeneration technologies (“Potential for Microgeneration: Study and Analysis”). This study suggests that the maximum installed capacity for small-scale hydro power stations (under l0kW) is 100MW.
Miners' Compensation
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average coal health settlement is in cases represented by Avalon Solicitors. [91518]
16 Oct 2006 : Column 956W
Malcolm Wicks:
The average settlement in coal health claims represented by Avalon Solicitors is set out by scheme in the following table:
| | Claims settled by payment | Compensation paid (£ million) | Average settlement (£) |
|
Vibration white finger
|
113
|
0.7
|
6,190.47
|
|
Respiratory disease
|
13,998
|
27.3
|
1,950.27
|
|
Total
|
14,111
|
28.0
|
1,984.22
|
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the merits of removing Watson Burton Solicitors from the Coal Health Claim panel of solicitors following the Law Society official reprimand of their senior partners of 27 February 2006 for breaches of rules 1c, 1e, 9 and 15 of the Solicitors Practice Rules 1990. [91519]
Malcolm Wicks:
The Department neither appoints solicitors to represent individual claimants nor to the co-ordinating group of such claimants representatives. Reprimands by the Law Society are currently confidential as between the solicitor and the Society and it is not appropriate for me to comment on that.
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) miners’ hearing loss, (b) vibration white finger and (c) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims have been made in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last seven years, broken down by solicitor. [93714]
Malcolm Wicks:
The information requested is in the following table.
| Solicitor | <2001 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total |
|
1 Legal Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
63
|
0
|
0
|
63
|
|
Ashton Morton Slack LLP
|
292
|
101
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
402
|
|
Atteys
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
Atteys Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Avalon Solicitors
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
30
|
107
|
0
|
0
|
147
|
|
Bailey Bravo Jobling
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Banner Jones Middleton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Barber and Co
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
147
|
70
|
0
|
0
|
221
|
|
BBH Solicitors
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Bell Dallman and Co
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Bell Wright and Co
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Beresfords Solicitors
|
246
|
115
|
347
|
539
|
143
|
0
|
0
|
1,390
|
|
Birchall Blackburn
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
56
|
|
Blackett Hart And Pratt Solicitors
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
Bleasdale and Co
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Branton Bridge
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Brian McArdle Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
BRM Solicitors
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
92
|
162
|
0
|
0
|
261
|
|
Browell Smith and Co
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
49
|
|
Burroughs Day Solicitors
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
Chappell Pascoe Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Clarkes Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Colemans Solicitors
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Cordner Lewis Solicitors
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
Corries York
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
16
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
47
|
16 Oct 2006 : Column 957W
16 Oct 2006 : Column 958W
|
Davis Blank Furniss
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Dean Thomas and Co Solicitors
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Delta Legal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
127
|
0
|
0
|
129
|
|
DMH Stallard
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Elliot Mather
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Emsleys Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Endlars Solicitors
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Parleys
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
Foy and Co Solicitors
|
46
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
103
|
|
Frank Alien Pennington Solicitors
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
|
Furley Page
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
German Hamilton Solicitors
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
Gorvin Smith Fort
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
Graysons Solicitors
|
269
|
68
|
42
|
131
|
126
|
0
|
0
|
636
|
|
Greene Wood and McLean
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Hamers Solicitors
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Hickmotts Solicitors
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Hilary Meredith Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
61
|
|
Hindle Campbell Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Hollis and Co Solicitors
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Hopkins
|
92
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
122
|
|
Hugh James
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
79
|
|
Ilett and Clark Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Ingrams Solicitors
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
48
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
76
|
|
Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
|
67
|
14
|
15
|
11
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
134
|
|
J M Skinner Solicitors
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Keeble Hawson Moorhouse
|
36
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
|
Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors
|
69
|
18
|
43
|
155
|
56
|
0
|
0
|
341
|
|
Kites Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Lawrence Hamblin
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Linder Myers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Lopian Wagner Solicitors
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Maidments Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Mark Gilbert Morse
|
36
|
301
|
22
|
89
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
481
|
|
Marrons Solicitors
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
McArdles Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
McConville O'Neill
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Meloy Whittle Robinson
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
|
MLM Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Morrish and Co Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Mortons Solicitors
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
|
Moss Solicitors
|
244
|
110
|
43
|
21
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
458
|
|
O H Parsons and Partners Solicitors
|
167
|
25
|
11
|
16
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
236
|
|
Oakley and Davies
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Onyems and Partners
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
72
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
|
Oxley and Coward Solicitors
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
Pannone and Partners
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Parker Rhodes Solicitors
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Peace Revitt Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Proddow and Mackay Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
Raleys Solicitors
|
175
|
51
|
31
|
33
|
185
|
0
|
0
|
475
|
|
Randell Lloyd Jenkins and Martin
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
44
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
|
Recompense Ltd
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
98
|
0
|
0
|
98
|
|
Reeds Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Richard J Knaggs
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Richmonds Solicitors
|
56
|
19
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
104
|
|
Robinson King Solicitors
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
Ross and Co
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Saffmans Solicitors
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Shacklocks Mansfield
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Shaw and Co Solicitors
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
16 Oct 2006 : Column 959W
16 Oct 2006 : Column 960W
|
Simpson Millar Solicitors
|
26
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
|
SIS Law
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Stuart Bell and Associates
|
30
|
19
|
15
|
24
|
82
|
0
|
0
|
170
|
|
Taylor Bracewell Solicitors
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
The Legal Warehouse
|
3
|
1
|
96
|
93
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
240
|
|
Thompsons Solicitors
|
105
|
13
|
7
|
3
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
140
|
|
Towells Solicitors
|
32
|
9
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
53
|
|
Tracey Barlow Furniss and Co
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
|
Twigg Farnell
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Union of Democratic Mineworkers
|
412
|
135
|
34
|
348
|
216
|
0
|
0
|
1,145
|
|
Wake Smith
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
266
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
293
|
|
Watson Burton LLP
|
58
|
7
|
7
|
22
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
119
|
|
Wheelers Solicitors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
Whittles Solicitors
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Wilson Browne incorp. Holyoak and Co
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Total
|
2,630
|
1,100
|
852
|
2,413
|
2,003
|
1
|
0
|
8,999
|
