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Mr. Watson
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many recorded cases there were of the diseases mesothelioma, asbestosis and bilateral diffuse pleural thickening in each year since 1988 in England and Wales; and within each figure, what percentage was female.
Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 20 July 1993]: The information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available from the Department of Social Security is contained in the following table:
Mesothelioma | Asbestosis | Bilateral diffuse pleural thickening | ||||
Total | Per cent. Female | Total | Per cent. Female | Total | Per cent. Female | |
1988 | 406 | n/a | 160 | n/a | 109 | n/a |
1989 | 386 | n/a | 193 | n/a | 104 | n/a |
1990 | 409 | 3 | 216 | 3 | 124 | nil |
1991 | 461 | 4 | 262 | 2 | 127 | nil |
1992 | 474 | 3 | 258 | 3 | 129 | 2 |