§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he proposes to extend the classification of industrial diseases to include bronchitis and emphysema.
§ Mr. NewtonWhere a claimant is awarded disablement benefit for pneumoconiosis, bronchitis or emphysema may also be taken into account in assessing the amount of benefit payable. The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council is currently considering whether bronchitis or emphysema should be prescribed as industrial diseases in their own right. We shall consider very carefully any recommendations which the council may make as a result of its investigation.