§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many members of the public have contracted an asbestos-related disease from contact with asbestos cement since this product has been in use in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MoyleThe only information available is of a study undertaken in 1967–68 in England, Scotland and Wales of the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, which revealed three deaths in members of the public exposed to asbestos cement sheeting. There are no other figures available regarding the numbers of members of the general public who may have contracted asbestosis or lung cancer due to asbestos cement.