There is a long history of delayed compensation for such diseases. In the early 1960s, a campaign for compensation for slate workers began in Wales. It eventually led to the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, but for 20 years or so, nothing at all happened.
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Hywel Williams
(Plaid Cymru)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 December 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Mesothelioma Bill [Lords].
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2013-14
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