§ Mr. FlanneryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the criteria by which the Government decided which occupations should be covered for disablement benefit purposes in relation to prescribed industrial disease ALO.
§ Mr. ScottThe Government have decided the occupations to be covered on the advice of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. Reflecting its concern about the implications for National Health Service audiological services, the council has considered it necessary to recommend that coverage be restricted to those considered to be most at risk of having suffered substantial hearing losses as a result of their work.