§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social. Services when the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys will publish its first analysis of the new death certificate which includes a coding for possible occupational causes of death.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Office of Population Censuses and Surveys expects to publish in 1988 annual volumes with data from the new death certificate and covering the response to the new question on whether death might have been due to or contributed to by the employment followed at some time by the deceased.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to ensure that the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys has adequate funding to carry out its work on occupational health, using its available statistics.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Office of Population Censuses and Surveys work on occupational health is funded from the 99W OPCS vote and is proceeding as normal. Future work programmes are, of course, reviewed in conjunction with decisions on public expenditure provision.