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Industrial Diseases: Compensation
Mr. David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average sum agreed in settlement was for (a) vibration white finger and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims submitted by the 10 solicitors firms with the greatest number of claims for each condition under the Coal Miners Compensation Scheme. [282810]
Mr. Kidney: The average settlement for Vibration White Finger (VWF) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by the 10 claimants’ representatives who have submitted the greatest number of claims is shown in the following tables as at 21 June 2009.
| COPD | |||
| Solicitor | Total claims | Total claims settled by payment | Average damages paid on claims settled by payment (£) |
| VWF | |||
| Solicitor | Total claims | Total claims settled by payment | Average damages paid on claims settled by payment (£) |
Renewable Energy: Waste
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department has made an assessment of the competitiveness of the British renewable energy sector specialising in the combustion of end-of-waste products manufactured from used cooking oil; and if he will make a statement. [281827]
Mr. Kidney: We have not made a specific assessment of the competitiveness of renewable energy from used cooking oil. However, we have taken steps to increase the overall competitiveness of renewable technologies in Britain. The Renewables Obligation supports electricity generation from renewable sources. Used cooking oil can receive up to the maximum level of support of two ROCs per MWh.
Wind Power: East of England
Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much funding his Department have allocated for the encouragement of wind power usage in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England since it was established; and if he will make a statement. [278861]
Mr. Kidney: Electricity generated by wind power is eligible for support through the renewables obligation (RO), which was introduced in 2002. As of 1 April 2009, onshore wind is eligible for one renewables obligation certificate (ROC) per MWh of electricity generated, and offshore wind is eligible for 1.5 ROCs/MWh. Whilst we do not maintain data on the number of ROCs claimed per constituency or region, a full register of the number of ROCs claimed by each accredited station can be viewed online at:
https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/Public/ReportManager.aspx?ReportVisibility=1&;ReportCategory=0.
The RO is the successor scheme to the non fossil fuels obligation (NFFO) which supports some onshore wind sites in Eastern England. Levels of support and detail of eligible NFFO sites can be found at
Round 1 offshore wind demonstration projects were eligible for grants under the Offshore Wind Capital Grants Scheme, and offshore farms in the East of England region have been awarded funding through this as follows:
| Spend by financial year | |||
| £ million | |||
| Project | |||
| Scroby Sands | Inner Dowsing | Lynn Offshore | |
Under the Clear Skies Scheme, which ran from 2003 to 2007, £71,900 was spent on micro wind installations for householders in the East of England region. We do not have the figure for spend on community-scale installations on a regional basis under this scheme.
The amount of funding that has been allocated under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme for the encouragement of wind power usage in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England region in each year since its introduction in 2006 is as follows:
| Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1—wind power allocation( 1) | ||
| £ | ||
| Grant amount | Paid amount | |
| (1) Shows only committed grants—ie does not included expired, withdrawn or rejected applications. | ||
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