Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 21220, what progress has been made on deciding whether to add Dupuytren's contracture condition to the list for industrial injuries disablement benefit.

It is expected that a decision on whether or not to add Dupuytren’s contracture to the list of prescribed diseases will be made shortly.