Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases have been awarded compensation using only a death certificate under the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme since 1985.

Nabarro Claims Solutions (NCS) took over administration of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme (CIPCS) in May 2011. Since then, 124 claims, which met the employment criteria of employment with British Coal, have been settled on reliance of the content of a Death Certificate instead of certification in respect of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for PD D1 (Pneumoconiosis) or another disease that is compensable under the CIPCS.

A verifiable breakdown of claims prior to May 2011 is not available.