SUPREME COURT RULING ON DIANNE WILLMORE

Early day motion 1578, tabled 10 March 2011 by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 20 members.

That this House notes the Supreme Court judgement of 9 March 2011 that upheld that Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council negligently exposed Dianne Willmore to asbestos when she was a pupil at her secondary school; further notes with sadness that she died of mesothelioma aged 49 the day after the Appeal Court hearing; acknowledges the increasing numbers of school teachers who are dying of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma and that more than 140 died in the 10 year period from 1999 to 2008; believes that an assessment of the risk to children from asbestos exposure should be undertaken; and calls on the Government to commission such a study.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.