§ 120. Lieut.-Colonel Elliotasked the Minister of National Insurance whether title to death benefit under the National Industrial (Industrial Injuries) Act has been allowed in respect of nurses in a Glasgow hospital who died recently after contracting smallpox in the course of their employment; and whether she is now pre pared to schedule communicable disease generally as industrial diseases ranking for benefit under this Statute in the case of health workers.
Mr. B. TaylorI understand that two claims have so far been lodged. They await decision by the independent statutory authorities. As regards the second part of the Question, my right hon. Friend is still awaiting a report from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, on the question as to whether tuberculosis and other communicable diseases should be prescribed under the Industrial Injuries Act in respect of nurses and other health workers.