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Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (10 Nov 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims for osteoarthritis of the knee have been received from coal miners and former coal miners since osteoarthritis of the knee became a prescribed industrial disease; how many have resulted in an award of industrial injury disablement benefit; and how many have resulted in an appeal to a medical appeal tribunal.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (29 Oct 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria have been agreed with examining doctors for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee in coal miners and former coal miners; and what steps her Department has taken to advise examining doctors of these criteria.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Vetting (28 Oct 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to publish regulations to outlaw blacklisting; if he will ensure that they (a) make it unlawful for companies to provide information to be used for the compilation of blacklists and (b) establish the right to damages for those named on any such lists; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Pleural Plaques (21 Jul 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department made of its potential liabilities arising from compensation claims from those with pleural plaques in advance of the House of Lords judgment on pleural plaques compensation of October 2007.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Flats: Construction (15 Jul 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will ensure that blocks of flats of a height of 30 metres or more completed or refurbished after April 2007 are fitted with sprinkler systems.

Written Answers — Defence: Pleural Plaques (6 Jul 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department made of its potential liabilities arising from compensation claims from those with pleural plaques in advance of the House of Lords judgment on pleural plaques compensation of October 2007.

Written Answers — Justice: Asbestos (6 Jul 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State of Business, Innovation and Skills on that Department's estimate of its (a) current and (b) projected liabilities arising from the use of asbestos; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Justice: Pleural Plaques: Compensation (6 Jul 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what reports he has received on the implications for his policy on the payment of compensation for pleural plaques of the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement

Written Answers — Justice: Pleural Plaques (30 Jun 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the medical reports the Government has requested from the (a) Chief Medical Officer and (b) Industrial Injuries Advisory Council as part of its consultation on pleural plaques.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Waste Management: Local Authorities (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will require the Health and Safety Executive to provide guidance to local authorities on the most suitable type of waste management treatment facility taking account of the geography and topology of the area and the nearness to residents of the facility.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Compost (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the evidential basis is for the Environment Agency's recommendation that a 250 metre buffer zone between a windrow composting site and the nearest residential dwelling is adequate for the protection of public health; and whether the same size of buffer zone applies where the composting process includes food waste.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Compost (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions the Environment Agency has had with the Health and Safety Executive on its 250 metre buffer zone between windrow composting sites and the nearest residential dwellings.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Compost (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Environment Agency has carried out wind turbulence modelling of the dispersion of bioaerosols in formulating its recommendations on the width of the buffer zone required between a windrow composting site and the nearest residences in different topographical conditions.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Compost (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many composting sites have been closed in England because of the potential impact of (a) bioaerosols, (b) odours, (c) environmental factors and (d) other factors on the health of residents living nearby in each of the last three years.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Management (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will require the Environment Agency to provide guidance to local authorities on the most suitable type of waste management treatment facility appropriate to the geography of the area in which it is to be sited, taking account of the nearness to residents, topography and the local flora and fauna.

Written Answers — Justice: Probation: South Yorkshire (25 Nov 2008)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the flat cash grant allocation for the South Yorkshire probation area is in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12; (2) what estimate he has made of the reduction in future planned spending for the South Yorkshire probation area in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12; (3) what the estimated share of national savings from the...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (23 Apr 2008)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether a mesothelioma compensation claim made under the provisions of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill will be required to be submitted within 12 months of the diagnosis of the disease being made; what exceptions to a time limit for submission of claims will apply; and whether an award of compensation for mesothelioma will be...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (21 Apr 2008)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2008, Official Report, column 329W, on industrial diseases: compensation, how many of the 3,021 claimants paid an award after 27 March 2004 were advised that they could make a claim for an award under the Pneumoconiosis etc Workers' (Compensation) Act 1979.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Health and Safety: Directors (1 Apr 2008)

Michael Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what format the evaluation of the voluntary health and safety guidance addressed to directors of corporate bodies and their equivalents in the public and third sectors will take; and when he expects to publish his findings.