Question follow-through · 5636
Silicosis: Compensation and Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent consideration his Department has given to recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on improving access to compensation and benefits for workers with silicosis.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent consideration his Department has given to recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on improving access to compensation and benefits for workers with silicosis.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises the serious impact that silicosis can have on those affected and their families. We are carefully considering the recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on silicosis, including how best to identify and prio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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