BAN ON IMPORT OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS PRODUCTS

Early day motion 299, tabled 24 July 1997 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 83 members.

That this House notes the findings of the recent Final Draft Report on the Risk Posed by Asbestos and Substitute Fibres prepared for the European Commission DG 111, which concludes that exposure to white asbestos poses increased risks of asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma and that there is no threshold level of exposure which does not pose carcinogenic risks and which takes the view that a ban on asbestos imports is necessary if future generations are to be protected; and therefore welcomes the Government's current discussion with the Health and Safety Commission about the mechanism for introducing a domestic ban on the import, supply and use of all asbestos.

Signatures by party: Labour 78, Labour/Co-operative 5.