§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has adequately accurate information on occupations in cancer registrations for hospitals in Scotland to provide a reliable basis for statistics which may be used to estimate the incidence of occupational cancer mortality.
§ Mr. FairgrieveHospital records cannot provide comprehensive information about mortality, but I am writing to the hon. Member to describe the nature of the information collected under the Scottish cancer registration scheme on the one hand and the Registrar General for Scotland on the other.