HC Deb 05 November 1996 vol 284 c454W
Mr. Hanson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he next plans to review criteria for industrial deafness disablement benefit. [1936]

Mr. Roger Evans

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council advises the Government on the prescription of diseases for the purposes of industrial disablement benefit. The council continually monitors the scientific literature with regard to all occupational diseases, including those already on the prescribed list such as occupational deafness.