My Lords, this is a report, of course to Parliament, and in particular to the House of Lords. If a Member of the Committee which prepared it is permitted to say this, it has been produced with considerable skill and care. If I may be forgiven for saying so, it...

My Lords, this is a report, of course to Parliament, and in particular to the House of Lords. If a Member of the Committee which prepared it is permitted to say this, it has been produced with considerable skill and care. If I may be forgiven for saying so, it...

My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.

I wish to update the house on progress on the Thames Tideway Tunnel since the Written Ministerial Statement made on 3 November 2011 by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Richard Benyon)....

My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.

I wish to update the house on progress on the Thames Tideway Tunnel since the Written Ministerial Statement made on 3 November 2011 by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Richard Benyon)....

Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

I shall have to write but will do so as quickly as I can. As regards any other questions raised by noble Lords, I will write what is becoming an expanding letter. I thank all noble Lords who have participated. As I hope I have emphasised, the Government recognise that...

I shall have to write but will do so as quickly as I can. As regards any other questions raised by noble Lords, I will write what is becoming an expanding letter. I thank all noble Lords who have participated. As I hope I have emphasised, the Government recognise that...

It is distinctly possible but I am not sure that I can do it now. The noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, asked what can be done to improve the public profile of these diseases and she made an important point. Building on the success of the hidden killer campaign, which targeted...

It is distinctly possible but I am not sure that I can do it now. The noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, asked what can be done to improve the public profile of these diseases and she made an important point. Building on the success of the hidden killer campaign, which targeted...

My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend, Lord Freud, I will also speak to the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. It is a requirement that I confirm to the Committee that these provisions are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and...

My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend, Lord Freud, I will also speak to the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. It is a requirement that I confirm to the Committee that these provisions are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Relevant document: 41st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. Relevant document: 41st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Noble Lords will know that improved health and safety procedures have now both restricted the use of asbestos and provided a safer environment for its handling. However, we are all aware of the legacy created by the common use of asbestos before its effects on people's health were fully understood....

Noble Lords will know that improved health and safety procedures have now both restricted the use of asbestos and provided a safer environment for its handling. However, we are all aware of the legacy created by the common use of asbestos before its effects on people's health were fully understood....

I shall have to get back to the noble Lord on that. I appreciate that we are on a rather tight timetable and will do what I can. He asked about the cost of both schemes for next year and I can give him a figure of £53.1 million.

I shall have to get back to the noble Lord on that. I appreciate that we are on a rather tight timetable and will do what I can. He asked about the cost of both schemes for next year and I can give him a figure of £53.1 million.

Perhaps I can start by thanking all noble Lords who have participated in this brief debate for the sensitive way in which they have done it. As we have discussed, we are talking about some very terrible diseases and these things need to be approached in this way. A large...

Perhaps I can start by thanking all noble Lords who have participated in this brief debate for the sensitive way in which they have done it. As we have discussed, we are talking about some very terrible diseases and these things need to be approached in this way. A large...

My Lords, as I have made clear, there is an issue about the availability of resources. We think it is very important that they are targeted principally on sufferers of the disease, but we recognise the plight of dependants. That is why, under the previous Government, dependants' amounts were increased...

My Lords, as I have made clear, there is an issue about the availability of resources. We think it is very important that they are targeted principally on sufferers of the disease, but we recognise the plight of dependants. That is why, under the previous Government, dependants' amounts were increased...

I may be able to come to that in a moment. The noble Lord asked about the HSE charging regime. Unfortunately, I am not able to answer him now but I will write with that information. He asked about our plans for Workers' Memorial Day. Ministers are considering what official...

I may be able to come to that in a moment. The noble Lord asked about the HSE charging regime. Unfortunately, I am not able to answer him now but I will write with that information. He asked about our plans for Workers' Memorial Day. Ministers are considering what official...

I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I agree with him and I should like it to go on the record that I think it is a good thing that such a day is marked in an appropriate way. As regards his comments about what is going on in...

I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. I agree with him and I should like it to go on the record that I think it is a good thing that such a day is marked in an appropriate way. As regards his comments about what is going on in...

He did.

He did.