§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the rules governing the payment of industrial injuries compensation to current or former Government employees who contracted asbestosis before 1987. [18303]
§ Mr. Roger EvansFor the purposes of industrial injuries disablement benefit, crown employees, other than members of Her Majesty's forces, are treated under the same rules as all other employees. Asbestosis has been a prescribed disease since 4 July 1948.