§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the manner and degree to which the recommendations of the advisory committee on asbestos have been carried out.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI am generally satisfied with the progress that has been made so far. However, the implementation of some of the recommendations of the advisory committee on asbestos has been largely overtaken by the proposals set out in two draft European Council directives on asbestos, which are currently under 281W negotiation. The Government broadly support these directives, which are in many respects consistent with our policy on asbestos, which is itself largely based on the recommendations of the advisory committee.