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answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
min answer › question first answered	2019-05-22T14:10:04.72Z
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
hansard heading	Asbestos: Compensation
max answer › question first answered	2019-09-09T14:05:17.537Z

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registered interest

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04/09/2019

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

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Asbestos: Compensation

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question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that sufferers of asbestos-related diseases other than mesothelioma who cannot identify a liable insurer are able to claim full compensation.

tabling member constituency

West Dunbartonshire

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Martin Docherty-Hughes

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286780

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

09/09/2019

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<p>Anyone who contracts Pneumoconiosis, bilateral diffuse pleural thickening, or primary carcinoma of the lung when accompanied by asbestosis or bilateral diffuse pleural thickening, through work may be eligible for compensation under the Pneumoconiosis Etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 scheme.</p><p>This scheme is open to current and former employees, including those who cannot identify a liable insurer. Information on eligibility is provided on gov.uk.</p>

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North Swindon

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Justin Tomlinson

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09/09/2019 11:25:23

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label	Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

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label	Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes