Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101804

Asbestos: Industrial Diseases

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal DemocratOxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure that incidences of asbestos-related disease are accurately and consistently recorded to allow analysis of the scale of asbestos-related diseases such as mesotheli

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) produces and publishes statistics for asbestosis, mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and non-malignant pleural disease in Great Britain. The statistics are taken from multiple sources including THOR (The Healt...

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