§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many days were lost from work in 1985 through emphysema, bronchitis and other chest and heart diseases which have connections with cigarette smoking.
§ Mr. WhitneyMost recent figures for the main conditions are:
Days of Certified Incapacity for Sickness and Invalidity Benefit: Great Britain—5 April 1982 to 2 April 1983 Cause ICD Code* Million Days Emphysema 492 1.9 Bronchitis 490,491 19.9 Other Obstructive Lung Disease 496 1.4 Malignant Neoplasm of Trachea, Bronchus and Lung 162 0.3 Ischaemic Heart Disease 410–414 30.9 * International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision.
No information is available on uncertified absences from work.