Silicosis
Commons · Question 5634 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of silicosis among workers employed in the engineered stone and kitchen fabrication sector.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 23 Jun 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) monitors silicosis using multiple data sources, including voluntary reporting by chest physicians participating in the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD) scheme and cases assesse...