Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63591

Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61211 on Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer, if she will direct the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Collecting data on individual cases of asbestos-related ovarian cancer is not feasible due to difficulties attributing them to historic exposure with confidence. Significant resource would be needed to produce estimates based on epidemiological evidence. ...

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