HC Deb 29 October 1981 vol 10 c452W

Mr. Dickens asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has yet received the report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on its review of the schedule of prescribed diseases and on the possibility of introducing an individual proof system for claims for compensation for occupationally induced diseases; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Rossi: The council's report entitled "Industrial Diseases: a Review of the Schedule and the Question of Individual Proof'—Cmnd. 8393—was published today. We shall be considering the council's recommendations very carefully, and the Government's response will be announced in due course.