§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide statistics indicating the nature of injuries for which injury and disablement payments were made for 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989.
§ Mr. ScottThe table gives statistics distinguishing between industrial accidents and prescribed occupational diseases.
Disablement Pensions in Payment—1986–1989 Date Industrial Accidents Prescribed Diseases 30 September 1986 147,000 37,000 4 April 1987 148,000 37,000 2 April 1988 151,000 37,000 1 April 1989 150,000 35,000 Notes:
(i) Injury benefit was abolished in 1983.
(ii) The DSS industrial accident statistics cover all possible physical injuries for which disablement benefit is paid in considerable detail.
(iii) There are some 59 prescribed occupational diseases.