NO - FAULTS LIABILITY SCHEME FOR MINERS SUFFERING CBE

Early day motion 694, tabled 26 January 1998 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 124 members.

That this House congratulates the mining unions and their solicitors on their successful court action on behalf of coal miners suffering from chronic bronchitis and emphysema and which clearly establishes that British Coal were negligent by failing to take appropriate steps to minimise the dust to which miners were exposed; also welcomes the Government's response to the judgement; and urges them to speedily introduce a no faults compensation scheme with a fast track procedure for cases of serious illness.

Signatures by party: Labour 106, Labour/Co-operative 7, Liberal Democrat 6, Scottish National Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.