§ Mr. Forresterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many suspected cases of pneumoconiosis have been examined by medical boards in North Staffordshire in each of the past three years; and in how many cases the results were found to be positive.
§ Mr. RossiThe following table gives the required details for examinations for new claims for pneumoconiosis conducted by the pneumoconiosis panel at Stoke-on-Trent in the past three years.
1979 1980 1981 Number of examinations 152 207 148 Cases where pneumoconiosis was diagnosed 57 50 42