United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5634
Silicosis
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1 June 2026
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23 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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1 June 2026
Written question
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.
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23 June 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-01/5634
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1910705
- uk · wq-1910705 · source updated 23 June 2026