Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101804
Asbestos: Industrial Diseases
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat — Oxford 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 TimmsThe 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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