§ Dr. StoateTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of occupational asthma there were in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) England in each of the last five years. [170236]
§ Jane KennedyInformation on estimated numbers of new cases of occupational asthma reported in Great Britain, and in England by consultant chest physicians and occupational physicians in each of the last five years for which data are available is in the table.
Occupational asthma: estimated number of cases reported by chest physicians and occupational physicians, 1998 to 2002 Great Britain England 1998 808 665 1999 1,128 887 2000 785 688
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–041 Pipeline defect 12 15 7 6 10 12 4 7 Release of flammable substance 58 63 55 45 33 3.1 26 36 Release of other substance 112 91 84 80 62 74 57 48 Totals 182 169 146 131 105 117 87 91 1 (provisional only) Note: Information is not readily available prior to 1996–97 and the statistics include all reported chemical releases.