§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for SocItal Security how many cases of industrial injuries disablement benefit have been granted in each of the last five years for(a) people with primary carcinoma of the lung associated with asbestosis and (b) people with bilateral diffuse pleural thickening of the lungs associated with asbestosis (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) by region.
§ Mr. ScottInformation is not collected in the precise format requested. The available information is given in the table and relates only to medical assessments made by special medical boards in Great Britain.
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Special Medical Boards Number of cases, analysed by special medical board, assessed as having 14 to 100 per cent, disablement relating to prescribed diseases D8 and D9 D81 D92 1992 All boards 52 123 Cardiff 7 12 Swansea 0 4 Glasgow 4 16 Stoke 9 7 Sheffield 3 32 Manchester 11 4 Newcastle 8 23 London 10 25 1991 All boards 51 115 Cardiff 5 14 Swansea 5 4 Glasgow 7 15 Stoke 4 6 Sheffield 6 32 Manchester 10 10 Newcastle 8 17 London 6 17 1990 All boards 56 104 Cardiff 11 7 Swansea 4 2 Glasgow 8 11 Stoke 4 5 Sheffield 4 23 Manchester 13 14 Newcastle 5 24 London 7 18 1 D8=Primary carcinoma of the lung
2 D9=Bilateral diffuse pleural thickening.
Note: Based on 100 per cent. sample.
Information is not available for years prior to 1990.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for industrial injuries disablement benefit from people with asbestos-related diseases have been refused in each of the last five years(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) by region.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is not collected in the precise format requested. Available information is in the table and relates only to medical assessments made by special medical boards in Great Britain.
Special Medical Boards Number of cases, analysed by Special Medical Board, of asbestos-related diseases not diagnosed, or diagnosed at less than the applicable percentage (prescribed diseases D1 and D3 1 per cent, D8 and D9 14 per cent.1) 1992 D123 D34 D85 D96 All boards 758 58 191 278 Cardiff 17 7 22 35 Swansea 14 2 5 7 Glasgow 199 11 23 29 Stoke 14 4 12 11 Sheffield 59 6 32 42 Manchester 135 11 44 40 Newcastle 243 4 13 42 London 77 13 40 72
1991 D123 D34 D85 D96 All Boards 1,317 50 189 279 Cardiff 36 5 21 43 Swansea 7 1 6 8 Glasgow 159 7 25 17 Stoke 11 6 13 17 Sheffield 62 6 24 46 Manchester 95 7 41 19 Newcastle 891 6 27 73 London 56 12 32 56
1990 D123 D34 D85 D96 All Boards 637 54 237 256 Cardiff 35 4 21 43 Swansea 6 2 8 5 Glasgow 126 1 25 28 Stoke 15 5 13 9 Sheffield 67 10 26 35 Manchester 102 16 50 37 Newcastle 232 5 50 57 London 54 11 44 42 214W
1989 2 3D1 4D3 1 5D8 1 6D9 All boards 473 39 117 136 Cardiff 31 4 16 19 Swansea 4 0 3 1 Glasgow 92 2 15 9 Stoke 14 3 5 10 Sheffield 63 4 17 28 Manchester 97 7 24 27 Newcastle 106 5 10 16 London 66 14 27 26
1988 2 3D1 4D3 1 5D8 1 6D9 All boards 486 39 155 120 Cardiff 43 3 25 25 Swansea 5 1 6 4 Glasgow 112 4 15 8 Stoke 12 0 8 5 Sheffield 37 2 11 9 Manchester 101 10 23 17 Newcastle 104 3 36 9 London 72 16 31 43 Note: Based on 100 per cent. sample.
1Only refers to 0 per cent. cases for 1988 and 1989 due to different method of data collection at that time.
2Asbestos industry only.
3D1=Pneumoconiosis.
4D3=Diffuse mesothelioma.
5D8=Primary carcinoma of the lung.
6D9=Bilateral diffuse pleural thickening.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what have been the annual costs of industrial injuries disablement benefit payments for asbestosis-related cases in each of the last five years.