asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the position of teachers suffering from tension as a result of teaching, who can nevertheless not claim industrial injury benefit; and if she will take steps to entitle them to this benefit.

I understand that tension is a condition which has not been prescribed under Section 76(2) of the Social Security Act 1975 in relation to any occupational group as a disease in respect of which industrial injury benefits are payable, and whether it should be so prescribed in relation to teachers is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services.