§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people claimed industrial injury benefit for repetitive strain injury in 1985; and what where their geographical locations.
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§ Mr. NewtonTwo forms of repetive strain injury are prescribed as industrial diseases. These are cramp of the hand or forearm due to repetitive movements (prescribed disease A4) and tenosynovitis (prescribed disease A8). In the year ending September 1985 awards of benefit under the industrial injuries scheme in respect of these two conditions were made as follows:
Prescribed Disease A4 Prescribed Disease A8 North Eastern Region — 116 London North Region — 25 London South Region — 18 Midlands Region — 103 North-Western Region 2 77 Wales and South Western Region 1 38 Scotland — 13 Total 3 390 Information on the number of unsuccessful claims made is not available.
§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has any plans to publicise among general practitioners and the general public the risks of repetitive strain injury.
§ Mr. NewtonNo. The causes of repetitive strain injury are not always easy to identify, but it can be associated with work activities. The Health and Safety Executive has a number of initiatives concerned with this problem.