§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the estimated numbers of deaths of former coal miners from pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases in Great Britain for each of the years since 1969.
§ Mr. DeanThe statistics relate to cases for which death benefit for pneumoconiosis was awarded under the Industrial Injuries Act and the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme, and to cases certified for workmen's compensation purposes. The figures for former coal miners for 1969, 1970 and 1971 are 670, 733 and 581 respectively. The figure for 1972 is not yet available and that for 1971 is provisional.
§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of miners and ex-miners diagnosed as having pneumoconiosis under the Industrial Injuries Act for each of the years since 1969; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. DeanThe latest available figures are as follows:
1969 … … … … 655 1970 … … … … 797 1971 … … … … 635 The numbers of newly diagnosed cases of pneumoconiosis arising from mining have been decreasing during the past decade. The figure for 1970 was an exception to the general trend.