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Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new cases of occupational ill-health among active workers he estimates there are each year in Britain.
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Mr. Maxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new cases of occupational ill-health among active workers he estimates there are each year in Britain.
Mr. Nicholls
In 1987, the latest year for which figures are available, there were 4,792 awards of disablement benefit because of new cases of occupational disease under industrial injuries and other compensation schemes. The figure does not include people not claiming or qualifying for benefit, and does not distinguish between active workers and others.