Asbestos: Industrial Diseases
Commons · Question 101804 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
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
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 Jan 2026
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...