HC Deb 28 October 1981 vol 10 c370W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an assurance that any change in the definition of industrial disease to include emphysema and chronic bronchitis, when contracted by persons employed in coal mining, will be extended to include those similarly suffering as a result of working as slate quarrymen.

Mr. Rossi:

I have no plans to add emphysema or chronic bronchitis to the schedule of diseases prescribed for industrial injuries purposes.