Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24463
Silicosis: Registration
Tabled: 1 May 2024
Answered: 8 May 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce a national register of people with silicosis.
Answer
There are no plans to introduce a national register of people with silicosis. Data on the diagnosis of, and deaths due to, silicosis is collected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Office for National Statistics. The HSE’s report, Silicosis ...
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