§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims relating to occupational 353W deafness were made nationally, and in the north-east 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983, respectively; and how many were successful and resulted in awards being made.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 28 March 1984, c.221]: The information is as follows:
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Great Britain North-East* Claims made Successful Claims Claims made Successful Claims 1979 3,400 432 † 93 1980 4,936 1,064 1,347 188 1981 4,793 842 1,337 206 1982 4,340 624 1,099 137 1983 8.083 414 2,165 87 * Figures are for the areas Tyne and Wear, Cleveland, Teeside, Durham and Northumberland. † Not available.