§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department has any record of specific skin diseases and infections occurring amongst fishermen operating in British coastal waters; and what investigations his Department has carried out into the incidence of skin diseases and infections occurring amongst fishermen operating in British coastal waters.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 26 April 1989]: These diseases are not notifiable diseases and, therefore, this Department does not keep any records. No investigations have been carried out by this Department.