questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of silicosis among workers.
answerText: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uses the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD) database to monitor trends in cases of silicosis. HSE uses SWORD data that is reported voluntarily by around 350 physicians of respira...
heading: Silicosis: Health Hazards