HC Deb 16 February 1995 vol 254 c734W
Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total amount spent on disablement benefit for occupational deafness in 1993.

Mr. Hague

Information is not available in the precise format requested. Estimates based on a 10 per cent. sample suggest that in 1992–93, the latest available year, occupational deafness accounted for around £25 million of disablement benefit expenditure.

Notes:

  1. (i) This figure has been rounded to the nearest £5 million, but is not accurate to that degree.
  2. (ii) This figure includes cases with aggregate assessments, where occupational deafness was the first, or highest assessment.
  3. (iii) This figure does not include any expenditure on reduced earnings allowance/retirement allowance or any of the additional allowances such as constant attendance allowance or exceptionally severe disablement allowance.