§ Mr. ClaphamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were in receipt of disablement awards for asbestos-related diseases in each(a) county and (b) district in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what change there was in the number of awards in the last 12 months from the previous year. [140727]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
The tables compares the number of newly diagnosed Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit asbestos-related assessments from July 1998 to June 1999 and from July 1999 to June 2000.
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Diagnosed in the period July 1998 to June 1999 D1 D3 D8 D9 All All Regions 376 631 38 206 1,251 North East 27 52 5 21 105 North West 80 81 4 34 199 Yorks and Humber 6 22 2 8 38 East Midlands 39 56 4 20 119 West Midlands 22 47 4 21 94 East 20 83 5 10 118 London 14 39 1 4 58 South East 26 94 4 39 163 South West 43 63 3 21 130 Wales 27 18 4 14 63 Scotland 69 69 2 12 152 Overseas 3 7 — 2 12
Diagnosed in the period July 1999 to June 2000 D1 D3 D8 D9 All All Regions 428 623 35 231 1,317 North East 26 47 5 18 96 North West 97 87 3 35 222 Yorks and Humber 20 41 3 15 79 East Midlands 28 59 1 15 103 West Midlands 42 50 3 25 120 East 8 53 1 13 75 London 14 41 4 8 67 South East 37 65 7 20 129 South West 67 81 1 44 193 Wales 16 17 5 27 65 Scotland 66 70 2 10 148 Overseas 7 12 — 1 20
Diagnosed in the period—percentage change D1 D3 D8 D9 All All Regions 14 -1 -8 12 5 North East -4 -10 0 -14 -9 North West 21 7 -25 3 12 Yorks and Humber 233 86 50 88 108 East Midlands -28 5 -75 -25 -13 West Midlands 91 6 -25 19 28 East -60 -36 -80 30 -36 London 0 5 300 100 16 South East 42 -31 75 -49 -21 South West 56 29 -67 110 48 Wales -41 -6 25 93 3 Scotland -4 1 0 -17 -3 Overseas 133 71 — -50 67 Notes:
1. Information is collected on first diagnosed assessments, based on 100 per cent. count, involving asbestos-related prescribed diseases and is analysed by Government Office Region (GOR).
2. Industrial Injuries Disablement Pension is paid for asbestos-related diseases from 1 per cent. disability assessment for Pneumoconiosis (D1) and Diffuse Mesothelioma (D3) and from 14 per cent. for Primary Carcinoma of the lung with accompanying evidence of one or both (a) asbestos (b) unilateral or bilateral diffuse pleural thickening (D8), and for unilateral or bilateral diffuse pleural thickening (D9). Prescribed Diseases D3, D8 and D9 are always regarded as asbestos-related, the tables also show D I cases where asbestos is identified as the attributable agent.