COMPENSATION FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MESOTHELIOMA

Early day motion 1177, tabled 20 March 2007 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 71 members.

That this House welcomes the proposal announced by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to provide faster compensation to all people diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, including those exposed to fibres on working clothes and in the environment, together with the self-employed and those who cannot trace their exposure; and calls on the Government to implement speedily the necessary legislation to make these proposals a reality.

Signatures by party: Labour 48, Liberal Democrat 13, DUP 4, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, UUP 1.