§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for industrial injuries disablement benefit for each of the last three years were made by officials or employees or former officials or 367W employees of (a) Government or Government agencies, (b) the NHS, (c) local government or local government agencies and (d) the private sector. [50628]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is not available. Information is available only on the employment status of people receiving Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and is collected by the Standard Industrial Classification on Economic Activity relevant to the employment they were in at the time the injury occurred or the prescribed disease was contracted. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
Total number of claims to industrial injuries disablement benefit Period Claims April 1995–March 1996 72,990 April 1996–March 1997 70,640 April 1997–March 1998 96,350
Numbers of new awards to industrial injuries disablement benefit by industry type Industry 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Agriculture, hunting and forestry 380 334 271 Fishing 24 36 — Mining and quarrying 1,250 1,246 2,386 Manufacturing 6,501 7,727 7,752 Electricity, gas and water supply 307 272 354 Construction 3,147 2,333 2,639 Wholesale and retail trade 2,063 1,559 2,087 Hotels and restaurants 641 647 690 Transport, storage and communication 2,991 2,576 3,342 Financial intermediation 189 140 74 Real estate, renting and business activities 1,160 1,137 1,454 Public admin. and defence; compulsory social security 1,639 1,590 2,455 Education 309 267 315 Health and social work 2,635 2,400 2,777 Other community, social and personal activities 735 684 949 Private households with employed persons 95 72 104 Total 24,067 23,019 27,650 Note
The data are an estimate based on a 10 per cent. sample of claims and awards provided by DSS Analytical Services Data. In a written answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) on 25 November 1997, Official Report, columns 531–32, we gave details of total claims for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and new awards based on DSS Central Data Unit data (based on 100 per cent. of all claims and awards). A breakdown of the data into industry type is available only from the 10 per cent. sample data