§ Mrs. GoldingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many miners, having been diagnosed as suffering from bronchitis and emphysema, have been refused compensation for industrial injury; and how many of them would be entitled to claim if it was recognised as an industrial injury.
§ Mr. ScottSince bronchitis and emphysema are not in the list of diseases prescribed for industrial injuries disablement benefit—IIDB. No information on diagnoses is held. The number of potential recipients of IIDB is not known.