§ Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any plans to alter the 20-year rule with regard to compensation for industrial deafness.
§ Mr. RossiWe are aware of the problem and the matter is under consideration by the industrial injuries advisory council, and we cannot anticipate anything it may say in its report. However, we will give sympathetic consideration to any recommendations it may make to improve the scheme.