§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the proportion of claimants refused disablement benefit by each of the pneumoconiosis medical panels in the United Kingdom in 1979; and if he will arrange for investigations concerning the cause of death of each person refused benefit.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information re-quested for 1979 is not yet available. The table below gives the figures for 1978:
have no plans to provide departmental funding for it.