Hope for pleural plaque sufferers

A bill is already moving through the Scottish Parliament to restore the right of those suffering pleural plaque to compensation for this unpleasant and stressful injury.   The bill will also provide for compensation for symptomless asbestosis and asbestos related pleural thickening sufferers. 

This is excellant news for those affected in Scotland, but what about English and Welsh sufferers?

There is some hope because after a considerble amount of lobbying the government may have softened its approach and Gordon Brown has announced ” we are determined to take some action”.  A consultation paper is to be produced and it is to be hoped that there is some reasonably prompt action in favoure of claimants as many sufferers denied compensation by the recent House of Lords decision are in advancing years already.

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