HC Deb 11 March 1981 vol 1000 c332W
Mrs Renee Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) men and (b) women are estimated to be suffering from asthma.

Mr. Rossi

There are no central statistics of the number of persons suffering from asthma. I understand that the Asthma Research Council estimates that there are about 2,000,000—men and women—in the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportions of (a) men and (b) women are estimated to have contracted asthma as a result of their work.

Mr. Rossi

I regret that the information requested is not available.