§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance to publish a table showing the principal reasons, including non-diagnosis of the disease, and existence of an underlying entitlement to workmen's compensation for which 7,006 claims made between 10th March, 1952, and 7th November, 1954, under the Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit Scheme were disallowed; and a similar table for the 136W 2,096 claims made and disallowed between 8th November, 1954, and 26th March, 1955.
§ Mr. PeakeThe information is as follows:
Pneumoconiosis and Byssinosis Benefit Scheme I. Analysis of claims (a) disallowed 10th March, 1952–7th November, 1954. Refused a certificate of total disablement 5,081 No reasonable cause for suspecting that the claimant is totally disabled by pneumoconiosis or byssinosis 1,374 Employed in a scheduled occupation since 5th July, 1948 355 Entitled to workmen's compensation or damages 118 Scheduled occupation condition not satisfied 78 Total 7,006
II. Analysis of claims (a) disallowed 8th November, 1954–26th March, 1955. Refused a certificate of partial disablement 582 Refused a certificate of total disablement (allowance for partial disablement in payment) 75 No reasonable cause for suspecting that the claimant is totally or partially disabled.by pneumoconiosis or byssinosis 1,170 (b) Employed in a scheduled occupation since 5th July, 1948 180 Entitled to workmen's compensation or damages 89 Total 2,096 (a) Includes second and subsequent claims by the same claimant. (b) Includes 1,028 claims rejected after an X-ray report had been obtained from a member of the Silicosis Medical Board.