§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will ask the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council to consider whether there are any restrictions in the terms of the present schedule of prescribed diseases which might be removed and whether a system of individual proof might be introduced in addition to the schedule as a basis for providing coverage for occupational diseases.
§ Mr. OrmeHaving regard to the report of the Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury—in particular, recommendations 88 and 89—my right hon. Friend has asked the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
to consider, in respect of the diseases prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1975 (S.I., 1975, No. 1537, as amended) whether, in the light of experience and of advances in knowledge, adjustments should be made in the terms of their prescription; to consider whether, in addition to compensating the diseases listed in the Schedule, compensation should be extended to any individual claimant who can show that his disease is occupational in origin and a particular risk of his occupation; and to report".