§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many awards of industrial death benefit attracting an earnings-related supplement were made in each of the past five years in respect of persons suffering 695W death as a result of each prescribed industrial disease.
§ Mr. PrenticeI regret that the information is not readily available and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish
Deaths in STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 1977 1978 All industries 1,472 1,409 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 39 50 Mining and quarrying 504 528 Food, drink and tobacco 23 22 Coal and Petroleum products 3 6 Chemical and allied industries 33 26 Metal manufacture 81 67 Mechanical engineering 35 34 Instrument engineering 2 1 Electrical engineering 8 12 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 65 54 Vehicles 24 19 Metal goods not elsewhere specified 14 13 Textiles 49 49 Leather, leather goods and fur — 3 Clothing and footwear 3 — Bricks, pottery, glass, cement etc. 58 40 Timber, furniture, etc. 16 11 Paper, printing, and publishing 14 12 Other manufacturing industries 11 10 Construction 162 143 Gas, electricity and water 24 25 Transport and communication 150 142 Distributive trades 59 49 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 7 6 Professional and scientific services 10 16 Miscellaneous services 19 24 Public administration and defence 59 47