Lieut.-Colonel Colin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council has reported on the question whether brucellosis should be prescribed under the Industrial Injuries Act; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. DeanThe Council has submitted its report to my right hon. Friend who has accepted its recommendation that the disease should be prescribed under the Act. The Council's report is being published today as a Command paper and the necessary regulations to implement its recommendations will be laid as soon as practicable.