Dupuytren's contracture

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Can you please advise onot current state off affairs in relation to the following.

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture:Written question - 34284
Q Asked by Grahame Morris(Easington)Asked on: 18 April 2016
Department for Work and PensionsIndustrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture34284
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to determine whether Dupuytren's Contracture should be included on the list of prescribed diseases covered by Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
A Answered by: Justin Tomlinson Answered on: 26 April 2016
The report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (May 2014) included recommended criteria for including Dupuytren’s Contracture in the list of prescribed diseases. The Government is continuing to consider the recommended criteria and any other relevant factors.

Yours faithfully,William heron

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Can you please advise onot current state off affairs in relation to the following.

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture:Written question - 34284
Q Asked by Grahame Morris(Easington)Asked on: 18 April 2016
Department for Work and PensionsIndustrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture34284
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to determine whether Dupuytren's Contracture should be included on the list of prescribed diseases covered by Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
A Answered by: Justin Tomlinson Answered on: 26 April 2016
The report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (May 2014) included recommended criteria for including Dupuytren’s Contracture in the list of prescribed diseases. The Government is continuing to consider the recommended criteria and any other relevant factors.

Yours sincerely,
,William heron

william heron

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