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Ministerial Correction

Wednesday 9 June 2010

Energy and Climate Change

Industrial Diseases: Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many claims for (a) vibration white finger and (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been settled in (i) Bassetlaw, (ii) Leigh, (iii) Doncaster North, (iv) South Shields and (v) Morley and Outwood constituency; and how many such claims in each such constituency were settled by each firm of solicitors. [52]

[Official Report, 2 June 2010, Vol. 510, c. 20W.]

Charles Hendry: The number of claims for vibration white finger (VWF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that have been settled in Bassetlaw, Leigh, Doncaster North, South Shields and Morley and Rothwell
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constituencies settled by each firm of solicitors is shown in the following tables as at 23 May 2010:

The Department is unable to provide data for Morley and Outwood as this is a new constituency and the Department does not have a breakdown of these figures.

Headline figures as at 23 May 2010
Constituency	Number of settled claims-VWF
Bassetlaw	5,197
Leigh	705
Doncaster North	3,878
South Shields	1,186
Morley and Rothwell	280
Total	11,246

Constituency	Number of settled claims-COPD
Bassetlaw	8,951
Leigh	4,956
Doncaster North	9,632
South Shields	3,016
Morley and Rothwell	1,563
Total	28,118

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V WF claims settled
Constituency	Claimant's representatives	Office	Number of settled claims
Morley and Rothwell	Beresfords Solicitors	Doncaster	14
Morley and Rothwell	Branton Bridge	Manchester	1
Morley and Rothwell	BSG Solicitors	London	1
Morley and Rothwell	Corries York	York	4
Morley and Rothwell	Emsleys Solicitors	Castleford	1
Morley and Rothwell	Farleys Solicitors	Burnley	4
Morley and Rothwell	Foys Solicitors	Worksop	1
Morley and Rothwell	Gorman Hamilton Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Morley and Rothwell	Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors	Stockport	1
Morley and Rothwell	Green Williamson	Wakefield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hamers Solicitors	Hull	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors	Pontefract	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors	Castleford	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hugh James	Cardiff	2
Morley and Rothwell	Ibbotson Brady Solicitors	Leeds	1
Morley and Rothwell	Irwin Mitchell Solicitors	Sheffield	28
Morley and Rothwell	Keeble Hawson	Doncaster	1
Morley and Rothwell	Keeble Hawson Moorhouse	Sheffield	5
Morley and Rothwell	Marrons Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Morley and Rothwell	Meloy Whittle Robinson	Preston	5
Morley and Rothwell	Morrish and Co. Solicitors	Leeds	4
Morley and Rothwell	Mortons Solicitors	Sunderland	1
Morley and Rothwell	Moxons		1
Morley and Rothwell	On Legal Solicitors	Halifax	2
Morley and Rothwell	Oxley and Coward Solicitors	Rotherham	1
Morley and Rothwell	Pannone and Partners Solicitors	Manchester	2
Morley and Rothwell	Raleys Solicitors	Barnsley	91
Morley and Rothwell	Robinson King Solicitors-ceased trading	Stockport	1
Morley and Rothwell	Russell Jones and Walker Solicitors	Sheffield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Saffmans Solicitors	Leeds	12
Morley and Rothwell	Shaw and Co. Solicitors	Doncaster	2
Morley and Rothwell	The Smith Partnership	Derby	1
Morley and Rothwell	Thompsons Solicitors	Manchester	2
Morley and Rothwell	Thompsons Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	5
Morley and Rothwell	Thornleys	Huddersfield	1
Morley and Rothwell	TLW Solicitors	North Shields	6
Morley and Rothwell	Towells Solicitors	Wakefield	67
Morley and Rothwell	Wake Smith and Tofields Solicitors	Sheffield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Watson Burton LLP	Newcastle upon Tyne	4
Total			280

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COPD claims settled
Constituency	Claimant's representatives	Office	Number of settled claims
Morley and Rothwell	1 Legal Solicitors	Swansea	6
Morley and Rothwell	Armitage and Guest	Wakefield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Ashton Morton Slack LLP	Sheffield	2
Morley and Rothwell	Atteys	Retford	1
Morley and Rothwell	Atteys	Rotherham	6
Morley and Rothwell	Avalon Solicitors (ceased trading)	Warrington	74
Morley and Rothwell	Barber and Co.	Liverpool	73
Morley and Rothwell	Beaumont Legal	Wakefield	2
Morley and Rothwell	Beresfords Solicitors	Doncaster	452
Morley and Rothwell	BHP LAW	Belmont	1
Morley and Rothwell	Birchall Blackburn	Preston	18
Morley and Rothwell	Branton Bridge	Manchester	1
Morley and Rothwell	BRM Solicitors	Chesterfield	12
Morley and Rothwell	Browell Smith and Co.	Newcastle upon Tyne	2
Morley and Rothwell	Canter Levin and Berg Solicitors	St Helens	1
Morley and Rothwell	Catteralls	Wakefield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Collings Solicitors	Altrincham	2
Morley and Rothwell	Corries York	York	23
Morley and Rothwell	Delta Legal	Manchester	39
Morley and Rothwell	DMH Stallard	Brighton	4
Morley and Rothwell	Donald Race and Newton Solicitors	Burnley	1
Morley and Rothwell	Elliot Mather Solicitors	Chesterfield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Emsleys Solicitors	Castleford	7
Morley and Rothwell	Farleys Solicitors	Burnley	3
Morley and Rothwell	Foys Solicitors	Worksop	1
Morley and Rothwell	Gorman Hamilton Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	9
Morley and Rothwell	Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors	Stockport	4
Morley and Rothwell	Green Williamson	Wakefield	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hartley and Worstenholme Solicitors	Castleford	2
Morley and Rothwell	Hilary Meredith Solicitors	Wilmslow	19
Morley and Rothwell	Holmes and Hills Solicitors	Great Dunmow	1
Morley and Rothwell	Housemans Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Morley and Rothwell	Hugh James	Respiratory Disease Department	46
Morley and Rothwell	Ibbotson Brady Solicitors	Leeds	5
Morley and Rothwell	Ingrams Solicitors	Hull	27
Morley and Rothwell	Irwin Mitchell Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	1
Morley and Rothwell	Irwin Mitchell Solicitors	Sheffield	39
Morley and Rothwell	J M Skinner Solicitors	Birkenhead	3
Morley and Rothwell	Keeble Hawson	Doncaster	1
Morley and Rothwell	Keeble Hawson Moorhouse	Sheffield	11
Morley and Rothwell	Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	2
Morley and Rothwell	Kingslegal	Cardiff	1
Morley and Rothwell	Levi and Co.	Leeds	1
Morley and Rothwell	Lloyd Green Solicitors	Chelmsford	1
Morley and Rothwell	Manners Pimblett Solicitors	Cheshire	1
Morley and Rothwell	Mark Gilbert Morse	Newcastle upon Tyne	48
Morley and Rothwell	Matrons Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	3
Morley and Rothwell	Maurice Smith and Co. Solicitors	Castleford	1
Morley and Rothwell	Meloy Whittle Robinson	Preston	9
Morley and Rothwell	Morrish and Co. Solicitors	Leeds	3
Morley and Rothwell	Mortons Solicitors	Sunderland	2
Morley and Rothwell	Nelson and Co. Solicitors	Leeds	3
Morley and Rothwell	On Legal Solicitors	Halifax	2
Morley and Rothwell	Onyems and Partners	Essex	11
Morley and Rothwell	Oxley and Coward Solicitors	Rotherham	1
Morley and Rothwell	Pannone and Partners Solicitors	Manchester	4
Morley and Rothwell	Proddow and Mackay Solicitors	Sheffield	24
Morley and Rothwell	Raleys Solicitors	Barnsley	307
Morley and Rothwell	Randell Lloyd Jenkins and Martin	Llanelli	2
Morley and Rothwell	Recompense Ltd.	Totnes	10
Morley and Rothwell	Robinson King Solicitors (ceased trading)	Stockport	1
Morley and Rothwell	Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers	Victoria	2
Morley and Rothwell	Saffmans Solicitors	Leeds	20
Morley and Rothwell	Shaw and Co. Solicitors	Doncaster	5
Morley and Rothwell	Silverbeck Rymer Solicitors	Brunswick Street, Liverpool	1
Morley and Rothwell	Simpson Millar Solicitors	Leeds	3
Morley and Rothwell	Thompsons Solicitors	Manchester	3
Morley and Rothwell	Thompsons Solicitors	Newcastle upon Tyne	18
Morley and Rothwell	Thornleys	Huddersfield	1
Morley and Rothwell	TLW Solicitors	North Shields	38
Morley and Rothwell	Towells Solicitors	Wakefield	94
Morley and Rothwell	Twigg Farnell Solicitors (ceased trading)	Rotherham	1
Morley and Rothwell	Union of Democratic Mineworkers	Mansfield	16
Morley and Rothwell	Watson Burton LLP	Newcastle upon Tyne	19
Morley and Rothwell	Wheelers Solicitors	Ash Vale	1
Total			1,563

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