Full Compensation For Wrongly Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Claimants

EDM number 2513 in 2005-06, proposed by Michael Clapham on 05/07/2006.

That this House is concerned to learn that families of former miners who were diagnosed to be suffering with bronchitis only and paid a settlement on that basis under the Coal Health Scheme are unable to obtain further compensation when a post mortem examination reveals that the diagnosis was erroneous; notes that a number of such cases have shown former miners were suffering from extensive emphysema and other dust-related respiratory diseases; and calls on the Department of Trade and Industry to instruct their insurers to pay further compensation where there is evidence that the original settlement was based on an incorrect diagnosis.

This motion has been signed by a total of 67 MPs.