§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Attorney-General how many claims have been made in each year since 1978 for damages for industrial injuries arising from exposure to dangerous levels of noise at work; and how many and what percentage of such claims have been successful in each year.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralNo distinction is drawn in the statistics collected between different types of personal injuries for which claims are made. For this reason, it is regretted that the information sought by the hon. and learned Member cannot be made available without disproportionate expense. Estimated figures of total proceedings commenced claiming damages for personal injuries in the High Court and county courts for each year from 1974 to 1982 were given in answer to the hon. and learned Member's question on 25 March 1983.—[Vol. 40, c.508–9].