HL Deb 02 August 1982 vol 434 cc675-6WA
The Earl of Gosford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether copies of the report of the British Occupational Hygiene Society A Study of the Health Experience in Two UK Asbestos Factories will be placed in the Library of the House.

Earl Ferrers

I am informed that the British Occupational Hygiene Society do not now intend to publish the results of this study.

The Earl of Gosford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the workers covered by A Study of the Health Experience in Two UK Asbestos Factories have been medically examined by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel and by the Employment Medical Advisory Service, and if so, what are the results.

Earl Ferrers

Some of the workers in the two factories concerned have been examined by the Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel and under the auspices of the Employment Medical Advisory Service. The precise proportions of workers covered by these arrangements are not readily available, but I will write to the noble Earl with further details.