Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 57045

Carcinogens: Welding

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Richard Baker

LabourGlenrothes and Mid Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it his policy to collect data on the number of workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume who have received diagnosis of (i) nasal, (ii) septum, (iii) throat, (i

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for collection of data of workplace injury and illness. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) provides the national reporting framework for responsible ...

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