§ Mr. McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give details of the total number of successful claims made under the Industrial Injuries (Amendment) Act 1967 in respect of pneumoconiosis and byssinosis, giving the number per year and the average addition awarded, and the number of unsuccessful claims under this Act.
§ Mr. DeanClaims for benefit for pneumoconiosis and byssinosis are made under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965. The 1967 Act made provision enabling the effects of chronic bronchitis and emphysema to be taken fully into account where disablement from pneumoconiosis, or pneumoconiosis accompanied by tuberculosis, is assessed at not less than 50 per cent.; it made no change in relation to byssinosis. Separate statistics of the effect of this provision are not maintained, but following its introduction all cases likely to be affected were reviewed and assessments were increased in around 2,000 cases.