§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what research is currently undertaken or proposed into the incidence of occupational cancers in Scotland;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report in tabular form the main causative cancer agents and parts of the body related to occupational cancers which are either (a) prescribed as industrial diseases, or (b) not so prescribed.
§ Mr. MayhewI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress has been made in making regulations for the prevention of occupational cancers in accordance with the recommendations of June 1974 by the International Labour Office.
§ Mr. MayhewI am informed by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that outline proposals for new regulations and supporting code of practice, taking account of the International Labour Office convention and recommendation of June 1974, were approved by the Health and Safety Commission in June 1976. More detailed proposals have been considered by the Health and Safety Commission's advisory committee on toxic substances and work is still in progress. It is too early to say when the regulations will be made.