Paddy Tipping seeks to end exploitation of sick coal miners

Paddy Tipping MP spoke at length in a recent Westminster Hall debate on Coal Health Claims.

It would appear that claims handling organisations, including trade unions are taking significant proportions of compensation claims. As Paddy says:

They are cowboys: they are making false claims, raising false expectations, taking money out of people's pockets who cannot afford it, and on many occasions leaving people in debt. Enough is enough.

He also highlights the suspect connections between some solicitors and these organisations, and criticised the Law Society for not exercising more control.

Finally he defended Capita IRISC over claim handling problems - instead highlighting DTI under-estimates of the number of potential claimants.