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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-24more like thismore than 2014-07-24
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Mesothelioma more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the total number of fatalities from mesothelioma expected in the next 30 years. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-29more like thismore than 2014-07-29
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Based on the latest data available the Health and Safety Executive estimate that there will be around 58,000 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the 30-year period 2013-2042.</p><p> </p><p>The statistical model used suggests an uncertainty range of 53,000 to 64,000 deaths on that estimate. However, the true uncertainty range may be wider as longer-range predictions are reliant on assumptions about asbestos exposures that cannot currently be fully validated.</p><p> </p><p>The annual number of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain is projected to peak towards the end of this current decade.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Freud more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-29T13:42:19.3238608Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-29T13:42:19.3238608Z
answering member
3893
label Biography information for Lord Freud more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this