§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 8 February,Official Report, columns 214–15, if he will list the number of industrial injuries disablement benefits paid relating to prescribed disease D1—asbestos industry only—and D3 in each area in each year.
§ Mr. ScottInformation is not collected in the precise format requested. The available information is in the table and relates only to new medical assessments made by special medical boards in Great Britain.
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Special medical boards Great Britain
Number of cases, analysed by Special Medical Board,
of asbestos-related diseases D1 and D3
assessed as having 1 per cent. or more disablement
1D1 D3 1992 All boards 354 551 Cardiff 53 42 Swansea 12 4 Glasglow 96 77
1D1 D3 Stoke 13 30 Sheffield 43 87 Manchester 46 70 Newcastle 42 55 London 49 186 1991 All boards 330 519 Cardiff 32 67 Swansea 6 3 Glasgow 68 58 Stoke 14 20 Sheffield 45 74 Manchester 63 56 Newcastle 53 61 London 49 180 1990 All boards 306 462 Cardiff 27 53 Swansea 6 3 Glasgow 90 53 Stoke 11 19 Sheffield 36 69 Manchester 59 48 Newcastle 18 57 London 59 160 1989 All boards 268 441 Cardiff 36 51 Swansea 3 6 Glasgow 75 55 Stoke 11 26
£ million Estimated administration costs of benefits 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Admin cost Admin cost as percentage of benefit expenditure Admin cost Admin cost as percentage of benefit expenditure Admin cost Admin cost as percentage of benefit expenditure Admin cost Admin cost as percentage of benefit expenditure Child Benefit and One Parent Benefit 105 2.2 111 2.3 107 2.2 118 2.2 Income Suport 1,114 14.7 1,180 15.4 1,348 15.2 1,373 11.8 Sickness and Invalidity Benefit 154 4.3 182 4.5 208 4.5 275 14.9 Family Credit 24 6.1 30 7.1 246 9.3 233 5.3 Social Fund n/a n/a n/a n/a 132 47.1 163 45.2 1 Figure differs from information in 1993 departmental report as benefit expenditure figure since revised. 2 Includes increased capital investment for information technology and publicity costs.