THE DAILY MIRROR ASBESTOS TIME BOMB CAMPAIGN
Early day motion 1052, tabled 10 March 2009 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 102 members.
That this House welcomes the Daily Mirror Time Bomb Campaign and supports the paper's call for the reintroduction of compensation for the victims of pleural plaques, the establishment of a centre for asbestos-related diseases to find better treatments, the introduction of an employers' liability insurance bureau for victims who cannot trace their employer or their insurer, the publication of a register of all asbestos surveys carried out on public buildings and more resources for the Health and Safety Executive in order to meet its target for inspecting asbestos removal work.
Signatures by party: Labour 83, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 3, Independent 2, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.