Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77525

Asbestos: Health and Safety

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Emma Lewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to update its Standard Occupational Classification asbestos mortality statistics to include (a) deaths over 75 and (b) non-occupational exposures.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Health and Safety Executive does not currently plan to change the basis for its mesothelioma and asbestosis mortality statistics by last occupation of the deceased. These statistics use routinely collected data from the Office for National Statistics ...

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