§ Mr. CabornTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps are being taken to review the list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed, as defined by the Social Security Act 1975 and subsequent amendments, to harmonise with the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases (Annex I) and with the Additional List (Annex II), in relation to European Commission recommendation of 22 May 1990 (90/326/EEC) for the adoption of a European schedule of occupational diseases.
§ Mr. ScottI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Rotherham (Mr. Crowther) on 10 June at columns396–97.