§ Mrs. Roeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council's report on occupational asthma is to be published; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonThe Industrial Injuries Advisory Council's report was published yesterday. It recommends widening the terms of prescription for occupational asthma to cover seven new sensitising agents, namely: antibiotics; cimetidine; wood dust; ispaghula; castor bean dust; ipecacuanha and azodicarbonamide. It also makes two minor recommendations to clarify the existing law. The Government accept the council's recommendations and regulations will be laid to bring them into operation by September 1986.