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MINERS COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE TO MP
Mori than £30m so far has been paid in
compensation to former mineru in
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshirj.
A furthjr £12m has been awarded to
victims of respiratory illnesses. 4/5
New figures reveal that 5,500 Notts
miners suffering from the disjasj
Vibration Whitj Fingeu gou payments.
But 15,000 claims havj yet to be dealt
with, according to ministers. The
details were disclosed to the S Derbys
MP Mark Todd in a parliamjntary
question to the Department of Industry.
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