Government pressed for a decision on pleural plaques

The Government was questioned twice in as many days last week about whether pleural plaques will be considered a disease worthy of compensation, with Gordon Brown quizzed about progress on a decision during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday (6 January).

It has been 27 months since pleural plaques victims were denied compensation by the House of Lords and the PM was asked what is being done to address the issue. Mr Brown said he was to meet with MPs following recent discussions with legal advisers.

On Tuesday, Justice Secretary Jack Straw described pleural plaques as a “difficult issue” which involves “potential expenditure by a number of departments” when asked during Justice Questions what advice he had given the Prime Minister. Why it should be difficult here but not in Scotland is not clear.

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