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Compensation Scheme For Chronic Bronchitis And Emphysema

EDM number 512 in 1998-99, proposed by Michael Clapham on 30/03/1999.

That this House congratulates the Government for making ú1.5 billion available for the biggest compensation case in history and agreeing on 26th March in accordance with the court's judgement a comprehensive compensation scheme to compensate former miners suffering with chronic bronchitis and emphysema and their widows; and welcomes the interim payments already paid to 12,500 claimants.

This motion has been signed by a total of 81 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Clapham30/03/1999Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourProposed
Ernie Ross30/03/1999Dundee WestLabourSigned
David Winnick30/03/1999Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Dave Watts30/03/1999St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Ian Stewart30/03/1999EcclesLabourSigned
Llin Golding30/03/1999Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Norman Godman30/03/1999Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy30/03/1999Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Maria Fyfe30/03/1999Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Bill Etherington30/03/1999Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis30/03/1999Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Ian Davidson30/03/1999Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Cummings30/03/1999EasingtonLabourSigned
John Cryer30/03/1999HornchurchLabourSigned
Ann Cryer30/03/1999KeighleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen30/03/1999Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Eric Clarke30/03/1999MidlothianLabourSigned
Chris Ruane30/03/1999Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Alan Simpson30/03/1999Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner30/03/1999BolsoverLabourSigned
Llew Smith30/03/1999Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn30/03/1999JarrowLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood30/03/1999ClydesdaleLabourSigned
Phil Hope30/03/1999CorbyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Brian Iddon30/03/1999Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Jim Marshall30/03/1999Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Lewis Moonie30/03/1999KirkcaldyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Rhodri Morgan30/03/1999Cardiff WestLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell30/03/1999Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd30/03/1999Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
David Taylor31/03/1999North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Barnes31/03/1999North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Ian Gibson31/03/1999Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin31/03/1999Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew Dismore31/03/1999HendonLabourSigned
Tom Cox31/03/1999TootingLabourSigned
Tony Clarke31/03/1999Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Colin Burgon31/03/1999ElmetLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell31/03/1999Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Denis Murphy31/03/1999WansbeckLabourSigned
Michael Foster31/03/1999WorcesterLabourSigned
Lynne Jones31/03/1999Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Kidney31/03/1999StaffordLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar31/03/1999Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Alice Mahon31/03/1999HalifaxLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara31/03/1999Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
James Plaskitt13/04/1999Warwick & LeamingtonLabourSigned
Barry Jones13/04/1999Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
David Crausby13/04/1999Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/04/1999Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Todd13/04/1999South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Paul Truswell13/04/1999PudseyLabourSigned
Betty Williams13/04/1999ConwyLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt14/04/1999Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley14/04/1999Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Roger Godsiff14/04/1999Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Huw Edwards14/04/1999MonmouthLabourSigned
Valerie Davey14/04/1999Bristol WestLabourSigned
David Clark14/04/1999South ShieldsLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours14/04/1999WorkingtonLabourSigned
Peter Bradley14/04/1999Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara14/04/1999Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Peter Pike14/04/1999BurnleyLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe14/04/1999LeighLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/04/1999Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Borrow15/04/1999South RibbleLabourSigned
Roy Beggs15/04/1999East AntrimUUPSigned
John McDonnell15/04/1999Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Helen Jones15/04/1999Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Simon Hughes15/04/1999North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Ladyman16/04/1999South ThanetLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham16/04/1999St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster19/04/1999Hastings & RyeLabourSigned
John Austin19/04/1999Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Audrey Wise19/04/1999PrestonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley21/04/1999Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Paul Marsden27/04/1999Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone05/05/1999Brent EastLabourSigned
Diane Abbott10/05/1999Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Russell Brown11/05/1999DumfriesLabourSigned
Chris MullinUnknownWithdrawn

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