Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 16 July 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the highest 10 payments made by his Department in settlement of personal injury claims brought against it were over the last 12 months for which figures are available; which of those cases were (a) contested and (b) uncontested by the Department; and what the nature of the incident was in each case.
The information is provided in the following table.
Nature of incident | Contested/ Uncontested | Date Concluded | Damages (£ |
Asbestos Related Disease | Settled | Costs being negotiated | 167,097.50 |
Physical and psychological injuries | Settled | 9 July 2007 | 150,000.00 |
Repetitive strain injury | Settled | 25 February 2008 | 92,368.45 |
Asbestos Related Disease | Settled | 17 September 2007 | 50,000.00 |
Back injury | Settled | 15 January 2008 | 36,500.00 |
Slip and trip injury (leg/back) | Settled | 27 November 2007 | 17,000.00 |
Slip and trip injury (back) | Settled | 1 April 2008 | 15,000.00 |
Exacerbation of existing back condition by failure to provide adequate equipment | Settled | 2 January 2008 | 15,000.00 |
Neck/shoulder injury (struck by falling object) | Settled | 28 May 2008 | 8,500.00 |
Slip and trip injury (back, hip, leg and ribs) | Settled | 17 July 2007 | 8,500.00 |
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
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