§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many registered days of certified incapacity due to sickness and invalidity caused by asthma there were in 1995; and how much this cost in terms of benefits. [35373]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
4 April 1994–12 April 1995 Number of days of certified incapacity due to asthma, excluding days for which statutory sick pay is payable 17,061,001 (2.3 per cent, of all days of certified incapacity) Estimated cost of sickness and invalidity benefit £179 million2 Source: 1 1 per cent. sample of all claims in Great Britain. Diagnosis taken from the International Classification of Diseases [1975 edition]. Note: 2 It is not possible to estimate the costs of other benefits, such as income support, which may be payable on grounds of certified incapacity.