Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure made under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 in the most recent year for which statistics are available.

Expenditure on the Pneumoconiosis Etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 is available in the benefit expenditure and caseloads tables: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The latest year for which an outturn is available is 2022/23, and this shows expenditure of £36 million for Great Britain.