HC Deb 05 June 1980 vol 985 cc828-9W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each pneumoconiosis board, for each year 1967 to 1980, in how many cases entered in the mesothelioma register have dependants, who were advised of the diagnosis of mesothelioma only after post-mortem, been awarded (a) industrial death benefit, (b) industrial disability benefit, (c) hardship allowance and (d) constant attendance allowance.

Mr. Prentice

The following awards of industrial death benefit have been made on the basis that death resulted from mesothelioma:

Year of death
1967 18
1968 27
1969 22
1970 18
1971 24
1972 22
1973 28
1974 41
1975 78
1976 94
1977 88
1978 89
Information is not yet available for awards in 1979 and 1980. I regret that information in respect of awards of disablement benefit, special hardship allowance and constant attendance allowance for this disease is not available.

Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each pneumoconiosis board, for each year, 1967 to 1980, how many cases entered in the mesothelioma register have been awarded, during their lifetime, (a) industrial disability benefit, (b) hardship allowance and (c) constant attendance allowance.

Mr. Prentice

I regret that this information is not available.