Former miners and covid-19

Early day motion 1318, tabled 6 January 2021 by Jon Trickett (Labour). Signed by 33 members.

That this House notes a number of former miners suffering from industrial diseases including Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and Pneumoconiosis have sadly died from Covid-19; further notes that families of miners are entitled to industrial industry compensation if former miners die of industrial illnesses; expresses concern that the medical history of miners is being overlooked during the Covid-19 crisis, resulting in grieving families being unable to claim industrial industry compensation payments; believes that if former miners die of Covid-19 whilst suffering from an industrial disease, their families are entitled to be compensated; and therefore calls on the Government to urgently address this injustice in order to ensure that industrial diseases are recorded on the death certificate of all ex-miners that have passed away from Covid-19.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Scottish National Party 7, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, DUP 1.