HC Deb 26 June 1973 vol 858 cc303-4W
47. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with relations between the Government and Australia and New Zealand.

Mr. Anthony Royle

Yes. We have excellent relations with both Australia and New Zealand.

other industries. Separate figures are not kept for asbestosis cases but in 1966, the latest year for which such information is available, about half the cases in industries other than mining and quarrying related to deaths from asbestosis.

Year Mining and quarrying industries Other industries All industries
1960 1,064 218 1,282
1961 1,099 255 1,354
1962 991 235 1,226
1963 1,066 227 1,293
1964 922 209 1,131
1965 902 194 1,096
1966 750 165 915
1967 657 156 813
1968 714 157 871
1969 718 152 870
1970 769 165 934
1971 606 147 753
The figures for 1972 are not yet available and those for 1971 are provisional.