§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of claims made under the occupational asthma scheme (PD53); how many were specifically related to asthma arising from flour dust; how many claims have succeeded; and what proportion of them were specifically related to asthma arising from flour dust.
§ Mr. RossiSince the disease was prescribed in March 1982, a total of 471 occupational asthma claims have been made but information about the number related specifically to flour dust is not available. Of the 95 cases in which medical boards have so far diagnosed the disease 13 related to exposure to flour or meal dust.