The MOD only objects to planning applications for wind farms where it is essential to do so. All wind farm applications that we assess are subject to individual consideration. We consider a range of factors such as safety or the impact on Air Defence or Air Traffic radars and objections will only be lodged against planning applications if the operational impact is assessed as being unmanageable. Even where concerns are raised, mitigation options will be suggested to the developer where possible.
Energy and Climate Change
Coal: Industrial Health and Safety
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) live optional risk offer scheme and (b) dead optional risk offer scheme coal health compensation scheme applications have been made by the 50 solicitors' firms which have made the highest number of each type of claim. [292010]
Mr. Kidney:
The number of awards made under the Live Optional Risk Offer Scheme (LOROS) and Dead Optional Risk Offer Scheme (DOROS) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) claims submitted by the 50 highest claimants' representatives under the coal health compensation scheme is shown in the following tables as at 4 October 2009.
Coal compensation claims where applications have been made under the LOROS scheme
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Claimants' representatives
Location
Total LOROS claims
Beresfords Solicitors
Doncaster
11,104
Browell Smith and Co
Newcastle Upon Tyne
6,414
Raleys Solicitors
Barnsley
5,740
Union of Democratic Mineworkers
Mansfield
4,627
Thompsons Solicitors
Newcastle Upon Tyne
4,318
Hugh James
Respiratory Disease Dept
3,743
Avalon Solicitors
Warrington
3,379
Watson Burton LLP
Newcastle Upon Tyne
3,117
Graysons Solicitors
Sheffield
2,673
Beresfords Solicitors
Doncaster (Scottish Claims)
1,499
Delta Legal
Manchester
1,471
Barber and Co
Liverpool
1,446
Gorman Hamilton Solicitors
Newcastle Upon Tyne
1,249
TLW Solicitors
North Shields
1,242
Thompsons Solicitors
Edinburgh - Scottish Claims Only
1,215
Beresfords Solicitors
Doncaster (UDM Only)
1,172
Corries York
York
1,007
Randell Lloyd Jenkins and Martin
Llanelli
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Corries Solicitors
Glasgow - Scottish Claims Only
833
Ingrams Solicitors
Hull - COPD Only
802
Moss Solicitors
Loughborough
760
Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors
Newcastle Upon Tyne
721
Towells Solicitors
Wakefield
702
Ashton Morton Slack LLP
Sheffield
672
Birchall Blackburn
Preston
660
1 Legal Solicitors
Swansea
620
Hilary Meredith Solicitors
Wilmslow
608
Ashton Morton Slack LLP
AMS UDM Claims Only
587
Saffmans Solicitors
Leeds
470
Moss Solicitors
Moss UDM Claims Only
465
Shaw and Co Solicitors
Doncaster
426
Atteys
Rotherham
417
O H Parsons and Partners Solicitors
London
412
Recompense Limited
Totnes
399
Bailey Bravo Jobling
London
389
Latham and Co Solicitors
Leicester
363
Morisons Solicitors
Edinburgh - Scottish Claims Only
344
BHP LAW
Belmont
339
Simpson Millar Solicitors
Leeds
335
Onyems and Partners
Essex
312
McConville O'Neill Solicitors
Glasgow - Scottish
299
Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
Sheffield
288
Meloy Whittle Robinson
Preston
286
BRM Solicitors
Chesterfield
282
Avalon Solicitors
Manchester (Scottish Only)
277
Oxley and Coward Solicitors
Rotherham
228
Mortons Solicitors
Sunderland
199
Cordner Lewis Solicitors
Cardiff
184
Mark Gilbert Morse
Newcastle Upon Tyne
173
Gorman Hamilton Solicitors
Newcastle - SPSSG only
157
Total
70,358
Coal compensation claims where applications have been made under the DOROS scheme
