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date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of industrial injuries disablement benefit claimed the benefit as a result of having contracted an asbestos-related disease in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	211230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of people in receipt of industrial injuries disablement benefit who claimed the benefit as a result of having contracted an asbestos-related disease, in each of the last five years can be found in table 1.12A at:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/industrial-injuries-disablement-benefit-quarterly-statistics-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The proportions can be calculated by combining with the information in Table 1.1.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 28/10/2014 17:17:11 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

100274

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) applied for, (b) are in receipt of and (c) have been declined a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payments scheme; what the (i) highest, (ii) lowest and (iii) average payout is under the scheme to date; and what information he expects to publish on the future performance of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	211231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As of 30 September 2014, there have been:</p><p> </p><p>a) 173 applications to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme</p><p>b) 88 payments made</p><p>c) 28 unsuccessful applications</p><p> </p><p>The average payment as of 30 September 2014 is £125,000 (rounded to the nearest £1,000). Due to the low numbers of the Scheme applications at this stage, it is not possible to disclose the actual highest and lowest payments, as they could lead to individuals being identified.</p><p> </p><p>DWP will carry out an annual review of the scheme as set out within the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014. The first report under this regulation will be published on or before 30 November 2015. The report will set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the scheme, include the level of take up, and assess the extent to which those objectives have been achieved over the reporting period.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 28/10/2014 13:37:04 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green