United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 77525
Asbestos: Health and Safety
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16 September 2025
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15 October 2025 · Answer
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15 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to update its Standard Occupational Classification asbestos mortality statistics to include (a) deaths over 75 and (b) non-occupational exposures.
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16 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to update its Standard Occupational Classification asbestos mortality statistics to include (a) deaths over 75 and (b) non-occupational exposures.
Source: Commons
15 October 2025
Answer
The Health and Safety Executive does not currently plan to change the basis for its mesothelioma and asbestosis mortality statistics by last occupation of the deceased. These statistics use routinely collected data from the Office for National Statistics ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77525
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1835754
- uk · wq-1835754 · source updated 15 October 2025