§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people have died as a result of asbestosis in each of the last three years. [134813]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Health and Safety Executive maintains a register of deaths in Great Britain for which asbestosis is mentioned on the death certificate. The number of asbestosis deaths (excluding death certificates also mentioning mesothelioma) in each of the last three years is as shown.
Number of death certificates mentioning asbestosis 1996 196 1997 190 1998 165 Figures for 1999 are not yet available.