HC Deb 21 February 1967 vol 741 cc265-6W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Minister of Social Security how many farmers in each of the 13 counties of Wales are currently suffering from farmers' lung; and how many farm workers are similarly affected.

Miss Herbison

Self-employed farmers are not insurable under the Industrial Injuries Act but are eligible for sickness benefit; the number of such farmers drawing sickness benefit for this disease however is not known. Eighteen employed farm workers in Wales received industrial injuries benefit for it in 1966.

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