§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people died as the result of recognised industrial diseases(a) in the Northern regional health authority area and (b) nationally, during the period 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe latest statistics available show 7,181 deaths in Great Britain during the period 1979 to 1986 which can be attributed to recognised industrial diseases. This figure has been obtained by combining figures for death benefit awards under the industrial injuries and pneumoconiosis, byssinosis and miscellaneous diseases benefit schemes with figures of certifications that death was due to pneumoconiosis made under the workers' compensation scheme. I regret that there are no separate figures for the Northern regional health authority.
Real Hourly Earnings in Manufacturing4 Year to Year percentage changes 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Aggregate percentage change 1979–86 United Kingdom1 1.9 -0.1 1.3 2.4 4.2 3.5 2.8 4.1 19.6 France2 2.1 1.3 0.9 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.7 9.3 Germany 1.3 0.7 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 2.3 3.8 5.5 United States -2.5 -42 -0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.3 0.1 -3.7 Japan3 3.5 -0.5 0.7 2.1 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.0 11.1 Source: OECD Historical Statistics 1960–1985 and OECD Economic Outlook No. 42 December 1987.
Notes:
1 United Kingdom figures are based on average weekly earnings.
2 France's figures are based on hourly rates of pay.
3 Japan's figures are based on monthly earnings.
4International comparisons of real hourly earnings in the economy as a whole are not available