§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pneumoconiosis claims have been rejected by pneumoconiosis medical boards in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. O'MalleyInformation is available only from 1967. The table below shows for the Cardiff and Swansea pneumoconiosis medical panels the number of claims for industrial injuries disablement pension for pneumoconiosis which were rejected because the disease was not diagnosed by a board:
Year Cardiff Swansea Total 1967 670* 324 994 1968 669 288 957 1969 525 320 845 1970 506 234 740 1971 435 181 616 1972 403 217 620 1973 420 175 595 1974 526 164 690 *From October 1967 the Cardiff panel took on cases formerly dealt with at Bristol.
§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pneumoconiosis claims have been rejected by pneumoconiosis medical 267W boards in Scotland in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. O'MalleyInformation is available only from 1967. The table below shows the number of claims for industrial injuries disablement pension for pneumoconiosis which were rejected because the disease was not diagnosed by a pneumoconiosis medical board in Scotland.
1967 466 1968 453 1969 358 1970 258 1971 245 1972 227 1973 207 1974 237